When the seal of this state or any of its departments, agencies, or other instrumentalities or of any of its political subdivisions is required in the execution of a public security or instrument of payment, an authorized officer may cause the seal to be printed, engraved, stamped, or otherwise placed in facsimile thereon. The facsimile seal has the same legal effect as the impression of the seal.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 35-11-3
Use of facsimile seal
Known as the Uniform Facsimile Signatures of Public Officials Act
The act spans §§ 35–35 (7 sections).
P.L. 1967, ch. 122, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.