New Mexico Statutes
§ 55-3-403 — Unauthorized signature
(a)Unless otherwise provided in this article or Article 4, 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 article.
(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 article which makes the unauthorized signature effective for the purposes of this article.
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Legislative History
1978 Comp., § 55-3-403, enacted by Laws 1992, ch. 114, § 128.
Nearby Sections
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§ 55-1-101
Short titles§ 55-1-102
Scope of article§ 55-1-104
Construction against implicit repeal§ 55-1-105
Severability§ 55-1-106
Use of singular and plural; gender§ 55-1-107
Section captions§ 55-1-109
Repealed§ 55-1-110
Repealed§ 55-1-201
General definitions§ 55-1-202
Notice; knowledge§ 55-1-204
Value§ 55-1-205
Reasonable time; seasonableness