North Carolina General Statutes 25C-11. General prohibitions
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 25C-11
- Art dealer: means a person:
- in writing: may be construed to include printing, engraving, lithographing, and any other mode of representing words and letters: Provided, that in all cases where a written signature is required by law, the same shall be in a proper handwriting, or in a proper mark. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- Print: means a fine print or reproduction as defined in this Article. See North Carolina General Statutes 25C-10
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(a) An art dealer may not publish in or distribute in, into or from, this State any catalog, prospectus, circular, advertisement or other publication which solicits a direct sale, by inviting transmittal of payment for a specific print not exempt under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25C-16, unless it clearly sets forth, in close physical proximity to the place in such publication describing the print, all information required by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25C-14 This requirement does not apply to general written material or advertising that does not solicit such a direct sale.
(b) An art dealer may not sell or invite offers to buy any print not exempt under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25C-16, either at retail or wholesale, unless the art dealer clearly and conspicuously discloses in writing to prospective purchasers, all information required by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25C-14 At public or private auction, an art dealer may not invite offers to buy any non-exempt print unless the art dealer clearly and conspicuously discloses in writing such required information to prospective bidders before any offer is made and until an offer is accepted. (1989, c. 464, s. 1.)