N.Y. Uniform Commercial Code Law Section 3-401
Signature

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Section 3--401. Signature.

(1)

No person is liable on an instrument unless his signature appears thereon.

(2)

A signature is made by use of any name, including any trade or assumed name, upon an instrument, or by any word or mark used in lieu of a written signature.

Source: Section 3-401 — Signature, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/UCC/3-401 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Dec. 21, 2024).

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