Kansas Statutes

Chapter 75: State Departments; Public Officers And Employees

Article 40: Uniform Facsimile Signature Of Public Officials Act

Statutes:

• 75-4001: Definitions.
• 75-4002: Facsimile signature, when; effect.
• 75-4003: Use of facsimile seal; effect.
• 75-4004: Unlawful acts; penalties.
• 75-4005: Uniformity of interpretation.
• 75-4006: Title of act; citation.
• 75-4007: Invalidity of part.

• 75-4001: Definitions. As used in this act:

        (a)   "Public security" means a bond, note, certificate of indebtedness, or other obligation for the payment of money, issued by this state or by any of its departments, agencies, boards, or other instrumentalities or by any of its political or taxing subdivisions.

        (b)   "Instrument of payment" means a check, draft, warrant, or order for the payment, delivery, or transfer of funds.

        (c)   "Authorized officer" means any official of this state or any of its departments, agencies, boards, or other instrumentalities or any of its political or taxing subdivisions whose signature to a public security or instrument of payment is required or permitted.

        (d)   "Facsimile signature" means a reproduction by engraving, imprinting, stamping, or other means of the manual signature of an authorized officer.

        History:   L. 1963, ch. 65, § 1; July 1.

• 75-4002: Facsimile signature, when; effect. Any authorized officer, after filing with the secretary of state his or her manual signature certified by him or her under oath, may execute or cause to be executed with a facsimile signature in lieu of his or her manual signature: (a) Any public security, provided that at least one signature required or permitted to be placed thereon shall be manually subscribed, and (b) any instrument of payment. Upon compliance with this act by the authorized officer, his or her facsimile signature has the same legal effect as his or her manual signature.

        History:   L. 1963, ch. 65, § 2; July 1.

• 75-4003: Use of facsimile seal; effect. When the seal of this state or any of its departments, agencies, boards, officers, or other instrumentalities or of any of its political or taxing subdivisions is required in the execution of a public security or instrument of payment, the authorized officer may cause the seal to be printed, engraved, stamped or otherwise placed in facsimile thereon. The facsimile seal has the same legal effect as the impression of the seal.

        History:   L. 1963, ch. 65, § 3; July 1.

• 75-4004: Unlawful acts; penalties. Any person who with intent to defraud uses on a public security or an instrument of payment:

        (a)   A facsimile signature, or any reproduction of it, of any authorized officer shall on conviction be adjudged guilty of forgery in the first degree and punished as provided in K.S.A. 21-631, or

        (b)   Any facsimile seal, or any reproduction of it, of this state or any of its departments, agencies, boards, officers, or other instrumentalities or of any of its political or taxing subdivisions shall on conviction be adjudged guilty of forgery in the second degree and punished as provided in K.S.A. 21-631.

        History:   L. 1963, ch. 65, § 4; July 1.

• 75-4005: Uniformity of interpretation. This act shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

        History:   L. 1963, ch. 65, § 5; July 1.

• 75-4006: Title of act; citation. This act may be cited as the uniform facsimile signature of public officials act.

        History:   L. 1963, ch. 65, § 6; July 1.

• 75-4007: Invalidity of part. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.

        History:   L. 1963, ch. 65, § 7; July 1.