New Jersey § 2A:24A-2 Findings, declarations

New Jersey Statutes

§ 2A:24A-2 — Findings, declarations

New Jersey § 2A:24A-2

Title 2AADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:24A-2 (2026).

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The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The physical state of a work of fine art is of enduring and crucial importance to the artist and the artist's reputation; b. There have been cases where works of art have been altered, defaced, mutilated or modified, thereby destroying the integrity of the artwork and causing a loss to the artist and the artist's reputation; c. Alteration, defacement, mutilation or other modification of an artist's work may be prejudicial to his career and reputation; and d. There are circumstances when an artist has the legal right to object to the alteration, defacement, mutilation or other modification of his work or to claim or disclaim authorship of a work of art. L. 1986, c. 97, s. 2, eff. Aug. 27, 1986.

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The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The physical state of a work of fine art is of enduring and crucial importance to the artist and the artist's reputation; b. There have been cases where works of art have been altered, defaced, mutilated or modified, thereby destroying the integrity of the artwork and causing a loss to the artist and the artist's reputation; c. Alteration, defacement, mutilation or other modification of an artist's work may be prejudicial to his career and reputation; and d. There are circumstances when an artist has the legal right to object to the alteration, defacement, mutilation or other modification of his work or to claim or disclaim authorship of a work of art. L. 1986, c. 97, s. 2, eff. Aug. 27, 1986.