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Ala. Code § 10A-1-2.16

Certificated Indebtedness; Manner of Issuance; Signature and Seal.

Known as the Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entity Code

The act spans §§ 10A-1-1.01 to 10A-9A-9.09 (1,341 sections).

(Act 2009-513, p. 967, §11.)

(a) Except as otherwise provided by the governing documents of the domestic entity, this title, or other law, on the issuance by a domestic entity of a bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness in certificated form, the seal of the entity, if the entity has adopted a seal, may be a facsimile that may be engraved or printed on the certificate.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by the governing documents of the domestic entity, this title, or other law, if a security described by subsection (a) is authenticated with the manual signature of an authorized officer of the domestic entity or an authorized officer or representative, to the extent permitted by law, of a transfer agent or trustee appointed or named by an indenture of trust or other agreement under which the security is issued, the signature of any officer of the domestic entity may be a facsimile signature.

(c) A security described by subsection (a) that contains the manual or facsimile signature of a person who is no longer an officer when the security is delivered by the entity may be adopted, issued, and delivered by the entity in the same manner and to the same extent as if the person had remained an officer of the entity.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.