30-3-403. Signature by representative
30-3-403. Signature by representative. (1) If a person acting, or purporting to act, as a representative signs an instrument by signing either the name of the represented person or the name of the signer, the represented person is bound by the signature to the same extent the represented person would be bound if the signature were […]
30-3-404. Unauthorized signatures
30-3-404. Unauthorized signatures. (1) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, an unauthorized signature is ineffective except as the signature of the unauthorized signer in favor of a person who in good faith pays the instrument or takes it for value. An unauthorized signature may be ratified for all purposes of this chapter. (2) If the signature of […]
30-3-405. Impostors — fictitious payees
30-3-405. Impostors — fictitious payees. (1) If an impostor by use of the mails or otherwise induces the maker or drawer of an instrument to issue the instrument to the impostor or to a person acting in concert with the impostor by impersonating the payee of the instrument or a person authorized to act for the […]
30-3-406. Negligence contributing to forged signature or alteration of instrument
30-3-406. Negligence contributing to forged signature or alteration of instrument. (1) A person whose failure to exercise ordinary care substantially contributes to an alteration of an instrument or to the making of a forged signature on an instrument is precluded from asserting the alteration or the forgery against a person who in good faith pays the […]
30-3-401. Signature
30-3-401. Signature. (1) A person is not liable on an instrument unless: (a) the person signed the instrument; or (b) the person is represented by an agent or representative who signed the instrument and the signature is binding on the represented person under 30-3-403. (2) A signature is made: (a) manually or by means of a device or machine; and […]