Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-380 (2026)

Facsimile signatures. Manual signature requirements

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Any bonds, notes or other obligations for the payment of money by any municipality or town may bear the facsimile of any signature, seal or other means of execution, authentication, certification or endorsement required or permitted to be recorded thereon, except that either the signature required to be placed thereon pursuant to section 7-373 shall be manually subscribed or the provisions of section 42b-4 shall apply in the case of registered public obligations.

(1957, P.A. 95; P.A. 77-374, S. 4; P.A. 83-519, S. 22, 23.)

History: P.A. 77-374 deleted phrase requiring at least one signature to be manually subscribed and required that the signature “placed thereon pursuant to section 3-373” be manually subscribed; P.A. 83-519 provided that as an alternative to the manual signature of an officer or official of the bank acting as certifying agent required on any bond or note under Sec. 7-373, the manual signature required in the case of a registered public obligation may be that of such authorized officer, certifying agent, transfer agent or other person allowed under Sec. 42b-4.

See Sec. 42b-1 for definitions re registered public obligations.

See Sec. 42b-11 re effect of chapter 748 with respect to registered public obligations issued on or after July 7, 1983.

See Sec. 42b-12 for requirement that this section and chapter 748 be construed in conjunction with the Uniform Commercial Code.

See Sec. 42b-14 re severability of provisions relating to registered public obligations.

Cited. 231 C. 602.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1994–1994 · leading case: In re Election of the United States Rep. for the Second Cong. Dist., 653 A.2d 79 (Conn. 1994).
In re Election of the United States Rep. for the Second Cong. Dist., 653 A.2d 79 (Conn. 1994). · cites it 2× “2d, Statute of Frauds § 358 (1974) (“[t]he general rule is that the signature may be affixed by a *652 stamp, or it may be typewritten or printed mechanically, if .”
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