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§ 3401. Signature

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 13 Pa.C.S.A. Commercial Code

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 13 Pa.C.S.A. Commercial Code (Refs & Annos)
Division 3. Negotiable Instruments (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 34. Liability of Parties
13 Pa.C.S.A. § 3401
§ 3401. Signature
Currentness
(a) Nonliability in absence of signature.--A person is not liable on an instrument unless:
(1) the person signed the instrument; or
(2) the person is represented by an agent or representative who signed the instrument and the signature is binding on the represented person under section 3402 (relating to signature by representative).
(b) Form of signature.--A signature may be made:
(1) manually or by means of a device or machine; and
(2) by the use of any name, including a trade or assumed name, or by a word, mark or symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing.

Credits

1992, July 9, P.L. 507, No. 97, § 5, effective in one year.
13 Pa.C.S.A. § 3401, PA ST 13 Pa.C.S.A. § 3401
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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