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Alaska Statutes.
Title 45. Trade and Commerce
Chapter 3. Negotiable Instruments
Section 401. Signature.
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AS 45.03.401. Signature.

(a) A person is not liable on an instrument unless

(1) the person signed the instrument; or

(2) the person is represented by an agent or representative who signed the instrument and the signature is binding on the represented person under AS 45.03.402 .

(b) A signature may be made manually or by means of a device or machine, and 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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