Commercial Code section 3401

A person is not liable on an instrument unless (a) the person signed the instrument, or (b) the person is represented by an agent or representative who signed the instrument and the signature is binding on the represented person under Section 3402.

Source: Section 3401, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM§ionNum=3401. (updated Jan. 1, 2024; accessed Sep. 22, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/commercial_code_section_3401

Original Source: Section 3401, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=COM§ionNum=3401. (last accessed May 12, 2025).