Texas Statutes
§ 3.401 — SIGNATURE.
Texas § 3.401
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Tex. Business & Commerce Code Code Ann. § 3.401 (2026).
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Sec. 3.401. SIGNATURE.
(a)A person is not liable on an instrument unless the person:
(1)signed the instrument; or
(2)is represented by an agent or representative who signed the instrument and the signature is binding on the represented person under Section 3.402 .
(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.
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Legislative History
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 921, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
Nearby Sections
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§ 3.101
SHORT TITLE.§ 3.102
SUBJECT MATTER.§ 3.103
DEFINITIONS.§ 3.104
NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT.§ 3.105
ISSUE OF INSTRUMENT.§ 3.111
PLACE OF PAYMENT.§ 3.112
INTEREST.§ 3.113
DATE OF INSTRUMENT.§ 3.115
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