CHAPTER 3. FACSIMILE SIGNATURES ON OBLIGATIONS

IC 5-1-3
    Chapter 3. Facsimile Signatures on Obligations

IC 5-1-3-1
Definitions
    Sec. 1. For the purposes of this chapter:
    (a) "Public entity" shall include any political subdivision asdefined by IC 36-1-2, state commission, state authority, and all otherpublic bodies corporate and politic.
    (b) "Obligations" shall include any bond, note, warrant, or otherobligation.
(Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.40, SEC.1.) As amended by Acts 1981,P.L.11, SEC.13.

IC 5-1-3-2
Facsimile signature
    Sec. 2. (a) Whenever any existing statute requires the manualexecution, attesting or authentication of any obligation issued by anypublic entity named in IC 5-1-1-1 by one (1) or more officials orpersons, facsimile signatures of such officials or persons may be usedinstead of and with the same force and effect as manually executingsuch obligations. One (1) signature on the obligation shall be manualand may be either the signature of one (1) of the officials or personsor of any trustee, paying agent, registrar, co-registrar, transfer agent,or other fiduciary charged with authenticating the obligations.
    (b) Any obligation executed by the facsimile signature of officialsor persons is valid and binding, if the officials or persons satisfiedthe provisions of the statute under which the obligation is issued onthe date that the signature was printed on the obligation, even if theobligation is delivered after the official or person whose facsimilesignature appears thereon no longer satisfies the provisions of thestatute.
(Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.40, SEC.1.) As amended by P.L.44-1983,SEC.2.

IC 5-1-3-3
Interest coupons; signatures
    Sec. 3. These provisions shall not be construed to require manualsigning of any interest coupons and signatures on interest couponsmay all be facsimile signatures.
(Formerly: Acts 1971, P.L.40, SEC.1.)