{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-45.03.401","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 45.03.401","heading":"Signature.","body":"(a) A person is not liable on an instrument unless\n(1) the person signed the instrument; or\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Title 45. Trade and Commerce.","Chapter 03. Negotiable Instruments.","Article 4. Liability of Parties."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#45.03.401","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:44Z","sha256":"72951f57fa467b1f4b513b8f227e1a5bcbf8cccdc2f9f4b3824f9dd405ab570b","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-45.03.312","next":"us-ak/as-45.03.402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}