Statute · New York Uniform Commercial Code
N.Y. U.C.C. Law § 3-404 — Unauthorized Signatures
N.Y. U.C.C. Law § 3-404
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Uniform Commercial Code
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
Section 3--404. Unauthorized Signatures.
Citator
N.Y. U.C.C. Law § 3-404 — Unauthorized Signatures is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
Section 3--404. Unauthorized Signatures.
(1) Any unauthorized signature is wholly inoperative as that of the person whose name is signed unless he ratifies it or is precluded from denying it; but it operates as the signature of the unauthorized signer in favor of any person who in good faith pays the instrument or takes it for value.
(2) Any unauthorized signature may be ratified for all purposes of this Article. Such ratification does not of itself affect any rights of the person ratifying against the actual signer.