California Code of Civil Procedure

§ 338.2

CCP § 338.2 Effective Sep 16, 2024Title 2 · Part 2 · Ch. 3

Statute text

(a)A California resident, or an heir, trustee, assignee, or representative of the estate of a California resident, may bring an action for damages, other financial recovery, title, recovery, or ownership, of artwork or other personal property that was taken or otherwise lost as a result of political persecution.

(b)Notwithstanding any other law, actions brought pursuant to this section shall be commenced within six years of the actual discovery by the claimant or the claimant’s agent, of both of the following:

(1)The identity and the whereabouts of the artwork or other personal property. Where there is a possibility of misidentification of the object in question, the identity can be satisfied by the identification of facts sufficient to determine that the artwork or other personal property is likely to be the artwork or other personal property that was unlawfully taken or stolen.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 257, Sec. 3. (AB 2867) Effective September 16, 2024.