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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 1303.43

Unauthorized signature - UCC 3-403

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 94 Ohio App. 3d 240 - McGlothin v. Huffman (1994)

Most recently applied in In re Couchot (June 1994)

Effective: August 19, 1994; Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 147 - 120th General Assembly

(A) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter or sections 1304.01 to 1304.40 of the Revised Code, 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.

(B) If the signature of more than one person is required to constitute the authorized signature of an organization, the signature of the organization is unauthorized if one of the required signatures is lacking.

(C) The civil or criminal liability of a person who makes an unauthorized signature is not affected by any provision of this chapter that makes the unauthorized signature effective for the purposes of this chapter.

Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.