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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 47-3401 (2026)

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A. A person is not liable on an instrument unless:

1. The person signed the instrument; or

2. The person is represented by an agent or representative who signed the instrument and the signature is binding on the represented person under section 47-3402.

B. A signature may be made:

1. Manually or by means of a device or machine; and

2. 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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2021 · leading case: Valley Bank of Nevada v. JER Mgmt. Corp., 719 P.2d 301 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1986).
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Valley Bank of Nevada v. JER Mgmt. Corp., 719 P.2d 301 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1986). “Arizona Revised Statutes § 47-3401(B) provides: “[A] signature is made by use of any name, including any trade or assumed name, upon an instrument, or by any word or mark used in lieu of a written signature.”
Sanford v. Dna Investments, No. 1 CA-CV 20-0353 (Ariz. Ct. App. May 6, 2021). · cites it 4× “§ 47-3401(B)(2), a statute which merely provides that signatures may be made 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.”
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 47-3401(B): 1 case
Valley Bank of Nevada v. JER Mgmt. Corp., 719 P.2d 301 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1986). “Arizona Revised Statutes § 47-3401(B) provides: “[A] signature is made by use of any name, including any trade or assumed name, upon an instrument, or by any word or mark used in lieu of a written signature.”
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 47-3401(B)(2): 1 case
Sanford v. Dna Investments, No. 1 CA-CV 20-0353 (Ariz. Ct. App. May 6, 2021). “§ 47-3401(B)(2), a statute which merely provides that signatures may be made 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.”
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