Any authorized officer, after filing with the Secretary of State his manual signature certified by under oath, may execute or cause to be executed with a facsimile signature in lieu of his manual signature:

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 6-14-2

  • Authorized officer: means any official of this state or of any of its departments, agencies, boards, commissions or other instrumentalities or of any of its public corporations, political subdivisions, municipal corporations or other governmental units whose signature to a public security or instrument of payment is required or permitted. See West Virginia Code 6-14-1
  • Facsimile signature: means a reproduction by engraving, imprinting, stamping or other means of the manual signature of an authorized officer. See West Virginia Code 6-14-1
  • Instrument of payment: means a check, draft, warrant or order for the payment, delivery or transfer of funds. See West Virginia Code 6-14-1
  • 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, commissions or other instrumentalities or by any of its public corporations, political subdivisions, municipal corporations or other governmental units. See West Virginia Code 6-14-1
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

(a) Any public security, provided that at least one signature required or permitted to be placed thereon shall be manually subscribed. If a public security is required to be manually signed by a trustee, issuing agent, fiscal agent, registrar, or other agent or custodian, the signature of any or all authorized officers may be executed by facsimile; and

(b) Any instrument of payment.

Upon compliance with this article by the authorized officer, his facsimile signature shall have the same legal effect as his manual signature.

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