{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-440.3401","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 440.3401","heading":"Liability; signature.","body":"Sec. 3401.\n\nA 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 section 3402.\n\nA 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.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 440","Act Act-174-of-1962"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-440-3401","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"18011b44d500ecde116025ba2703b899bac9b38211343cc79b59a24d1c34f562","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-440.3312","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-440.3402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}