Fine art: physical alteration or destruction.
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
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- Session ended
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- Assembly
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Apr 24, 2020
What it does
Existing law, the California Art Preservation Act (CAPA) , prohibits certain acts relating to the physical alteration or destruction of fine art, defined as an original painting, sculpture, or drawing, or an original work of art in glass, of recognized quality, other than a work prepared under contract for commercial use by its purchaser, including the intentional defacing, mutilating, altering, or destruction of a work of fine art except by an artist who owns and possesses a work of fine art that the artist has created. Existing law requires a trier of fact regarding the question of whether a work of art is of recognized quality to rely on the opinions of artists, art dealers, collectors…
Where it stands
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
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