Louisiana Statutes
§ 10:3-401 — Signature necessary for liability on instrument
Louisiana § 10:3-401
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 10Commercial Laws
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Bluebook
La. Stat. Ann. § 10:3-401 (2026).
Text
§3-401. Signature necessary for liability on instrument
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 R.S. 10:3-402.
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Related
ASP Enterprises, Inc. v. Guillory
22 So. 3d 964 (Louisiana Court of Appeal, 2009)
Marx v. Whitney Nat. Bank
713 So. 2d 1142 (Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1998)
Curtis v. HIBERNIA NAT. BANK IN JEFFERSON
522 So. 2d 705 (Louisiana Court of Appeal, 1988)
State v. Washington
491 So. 2d 1337 (Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1986)
Legislative History
Acts 1992, No. 1133, §3, eff. July 1, 1993; Acts 1993, No. 948, §10, eff. Jan. 1, 1994;
Acts 2024, No. 773, §1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 10:3-101
§ 10:3-101§ 10:3-102
Subject matter§ 10:3-103
Definitions§ 10:3-104
Negotiable instrument§ 10:3-105
Issue of instrument§ 10:3-106
Unconditional promise or order§ 10:3-107
Instrument payable in foreign money§ 10:3-108
Payable on demand or at definite time§ 10:3-109
Payable to bearer or to order§ 10:3-111
Place of payment§ 10:3-112
Interest§ 10:3-113
Date of instrument§ 10:3-114
Contradictory terms of instrument§ 10:3-115
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