Florida Statute 673.4031 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIX
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS

Chapter 673
UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE: NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS

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F.S. 673.4031

673.4031 Unauthorized signature.—

(1) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter or chapter 674, an unauthorized signature is ineffective except as the signature of the unauthorized signer in favor of a person who in good faith pays the instrument or takes it for value. An unauthorized signature may be ratified for all purposes of this chapter.

(2) If the signature of more than one person is required to constitute the authorized signature of an organization, the signature of the organization is unauthorized if one of the required signatures is lacking.

(3) The civil or criminal liability of a person who makes an unauthorized signature is not affected by any provision of this chapter which makes the unauthorized signature effective for the purposes of this chapter.

History.—s. 2, ch. 92-82.

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Amendments to 673.4031

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 673.4031

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 673.4031.

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Cases Citing Statute 673.4031

Total Results: 1

GATEWAY AMERICAN BANK v. Lucky Jet Corp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-11-12

Citation: 720 So. 2d 1141, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 14300, 1998 WL 821795

Snippet: charged to the account of the depositor, see section 673.4031, Florida Statutes (1997), there are several statutory