The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 9A : Uniform Commercial Code
Article 003 : Commercial Paper
(Cite as: 9A V.S.A. § 3-401)-
§ 3—401. Signature
(a) A person is not liable on an instrument unless (i) the person signed the instrument, or (ii) the person is represented by an agent or representative who signed the instrument and the signature is binding on the represented person under section 3—402 of this title.
(b) A signature may be made (i) manually or by means of a device or machine, and (ii) by the use of any name, including a trade or assumed name, or by a word, mark, or symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. (Added 1993, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.)
