Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 75 > Article 40 - Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act

• Authorized officer: means any official of this state or any of its departments, agencies, boards, or other instrumentalities or any of its political or taxing subdivisions whose signature to a public security or instrument of payment is required or permitted. See Kansas Statutes 75-4001
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Facsimile signature: means a reproduction by engraving, imprinting, stamping, or other means of the manual signature of an authorized officer. See Kansas Statutes 75-4001
• Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. ^{Source: OCC}
• Instrument of payment: means a check, draft, warrant, or order for the payment, delivery, or transfer of funds. See Kansas Statutes 75-4001
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Public security: means a bond, note, certificate of indebtedness, or other obligation for the payment of money, issued by this state or by any of its departments, agencies, boards, or other instrumentalities or by any of its political or taxing subdivisions. See Kansas Statutes 75-4001
• seal: includes an impression of the seal upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed to the paper. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201