(a)Each fine art secured lender shall, at the time of making any loan on a deposit or pledge of fine art or of purchasing such fine art on condition of selling the same back again at a stipulated price, deliver to the person who deposits, pledges or sells such fine art a memorandum or note containing (1) the entry required by the provisions of section 21-47p to be made in such fine art secured lender's computerized record keeping system, and (2) a statement signed by the person who deposits, pledges or sells such fine art representing and warranting that:
(A)Such fine art is not stolen and has no liens or encumbrances against it, (B) such person is the rightful owner of such fine art and has the right to enter into the transaction, and (C) such person will indemnify and hold harmless suc
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(a) Each fine art secured lender shall, at the time of making any loan on a deposit or pledge of fine art or of purchasing such fine art on condition of selling the same back again at a stipulated price, deliver to the person who deposits, pledges or sells such fine art a memorandum or note containing (1) the entry required by the provisions of section 21-47p to be made in such fine art secured lender's computerized record keeping system, and (2) a statement signed by the person who deposits, pledges or sells such fine art representing and warranting that: (A) Such fine art is not stolen and has no liens or encumbrances against it, (B) such person is the rightful owner of such fine art and has the right to enter into the transaction, and (C) such person will indemnify and hold harmless such fine art secured lender for any loss arising from the transaction because of a superior right of possession to the fine art residing with a third person. Each such fine art secured lender may charge the person who deposits, pledges or sells such fine art a fee for such memorandum or note, the processing and recording of the transaction, the storage of the fine art, any insurance for the fine art and any appraisal of the fine art. Each such fine art secured lender shall pay for any fine art received by deposit, pledge or purchase only by check, draft, wire or money order and shall not pay cash for any such fine art except when the fine art secured lender cashes a check, draft or money order for the person who is depositing, pledging or selling the fine art. When the fine art secured lender cashes a check, draft or money order, such fine art secured lender shall require proof of the identity of the person presenting the check, draft or money order in accordance with subsection (a) of section 21-47p. (b) No fine art secured lender or person who loans money on the deposit or pledge of fine art shall take or receive, for the use of money loaned on fine art, any more than two per cent per month or fraction thereof. (c) Each check, draft or money order used to pay for fine art received by a fine art secured lender shall contain the number or numbers associated with such fine art in the record keeping system maintained in accordance with section 21-47p . Whenever payment is made by check, the fine art secured lender shall retain the electronic copy of such check or other record issued by the financial institution that processed such check, and such copy or record shall be subject to examination pursuant to section 21-47p as part of such record keeping system. No fine art secured lender shall cash any check, draft or money order issued by such fine art secured lender in an amount in excess of one thousand dollars and no person shall structure any transaction or transactions to avoid this prohibition. Any transaction or transactions between a fine art secured lender and the same party within a twenty-four-hour period shall be aggregated and considered a single transaction for the purposes of this subsection.