Fla. Stat. 686.506
Rights and liabilities, additional; merchant’s liability

(1)

The rights and liabilities created by ss. 686.501-686.506 shall be construed to be in addition to and not in substitution, exclusion, or displacement of other rights and liabilities provided by law, including the law of principal and agent except where the construction would, as a matter of law, be unreasonable.

(2)

An art dealer who, as buyer, is excluded from obtaining the benefits of an express warranty under ss. 686.501-686.506 shall not be deprived of the benefits of any other provisions of law.

(3)

An art dealer whose warranty of authenticity of authorship was made in good faith shall not be liable for damages beyond the return of the purchase price which he or she received, together with any attorney’s fees and costs incurred by reason of the art dealer’s refusal to comply with ss. 686.501-686.506.

(4)

Any person who violates ss. 686.501-686.506 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(5)

Nothing in ss. 686.501-686.506 shall apply to any work of art, when offered for sale or sold at wholesale or retail, framed or unframed, at a price of $100 or less.

(6)

Nothing in ss. 686.501-686.506 shall apply to works of art sold by artists who produce the same directly to a consumer, without the intervention of a wholesale or retail art dealer.

Source: Section 686.506 — Rights and liabilities, additional; merchant’s liability, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0686.­506 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

686.30
Contract agreements for repair parts for motor vehicles and trucks 686.40
Agricultural Equipment Manufacturers and Dealers Act 686.41
Indemnification of dealer with respect to legal actions 686.60
Short title 686.401
Legislative finding and intent 686.402
Definitions of terms used in ss 686.403
Application of ss 686.405
Warranty agreements 686.406
Parts 686.407
Repurchase of inventory upon termination of franchise agreement 686.408
Repurchase of inventory upon death or incapacity of dealer 686.409
Compensation for inventory upon refusal to renew, termination of, or restriction on transfer of a franchise 686.413
Unlawful acts and practices 686.415
Unenforceable contract or franchise agreement 686.417
Remedies 686.418
Effect of act on other remedies 686.501
Definitions 686.502
Consignment relationship 686.503
Contract provisions 686.504
Warranties by art dealers 686.505
Construction of language 686.506
Rights and liabilities, additional 686.601
Legislative finding and intent 686.602
Definitions of terms used in ss 686.603
Application 686.604
Warranty agreements 686.605
Parts 686.606
Repurchase of inventory upon termination of dealer agreement 686.607
Repurchase of inventory upon death or incapacity of dealer 686.608
Compensation for inventory upon refusal to renew, termination of, or restriction on transfer of a dealer agreement 686.609
Indemnification of dealer with respect to legal actions 686.611
Unlawful acts and practices 686.612
Unenforceable contract or agreement 686.613
Remedies 686.614
Effect of act on other remedies 686.701
Reimbursement of federal excise taxes on motor fuel

Current through Fall 2025

§ 686.506. Rights & liabilities, additional; merchant’s liability's source at flsenate​.gov