As used in this article: (a) "Public security" means a bond, note, certificate of indebtedness or other obligation for the payment of money issued by this state or by any of its departments, agencies, boards, commissions or other instrumentalities or by any of its public corporations, political subdivisions, municipal corporations or other governmental units. (b) […]
Any authorized officer, after filing with the Secretary of State his manual signature certified by under oath, may execute or cause to be executed with a facsimile signature in lieu of his manual signature: (a) Any public security, provided that at least one signature required or permitted to be placed thereon shall be manually subscribed. […]
When the seal of this state or of any of its departments, agencies, boards, commissions or other instrumentalities or of any of its public corporations, political subdivisions, municipal corporations or other governmental units is required in the execution of a public security or instrument of payment, the authorized officer may cause the seal to be […]
Any person who with intent to defraud uses on a public security or an instrument of payment: (a) A facsimile signature of any authorized officer or any reproduction of such facsimile signature, or (b) Any facsimile seal of this state or of any of its departments, agencies, boards, commissions or other instrumentalities or of any […]
This article shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
This article may be known and cited as the "Uniform Facsimile Signatures of Public Officials Act."
If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application and to that end the provisions of this article are severable.
All articles and parts of articles inconsistent with the provisions of this article are, to the extent of such inconsistency only, hereby repealed.
