Legally a signature is any mark (can be an x) that the person uses as their
signature. One area that I have run into is that if the person has to go to a
notary, sometimes they are required to do their signature several times and the
notary requires them to look similar or consistent each time. So no matter what
mark is used, it needs to be consistent.
As for banks, they use computers to scan the checks so the signature is rarely
checked.
Sharon Hudson
Associate Director
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[mailto:visionrehabtherapist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Farrow, Kendra
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Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] Re: signature
Hi Candy,
When I was at Western Michigan we were discussing this topic and Sue told us
that it is more important for the signature to be consistent than legible.
After our discussion in class one of my classmates decided to see just how
closely signatures are observed. She was fully sighted. At a local store she
paid using her personal check, but instead of signing her own name on her check
she signed Susan Ponchillia. The check cleared and no one ever flagged it. This
is kind of scary if you think about it, but it goes to show that pretty much no
one even looks at the signature, they just look to see that there is a
signature.
Kendra
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Hi Candy,
Don’t know about legalities, but I’ve rarely seen a physician’s signature
that’s legible. I always told clients that they passed the test to be a doctor
if no one can read their name when they sign. Relieves a lot of worry about
legibility.
Roberta McCall, CVRT
retired
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[mailto:visionrehabtherapist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Candy Lien
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This topic has probably been covered before, but I couldn’t remember for sure
what the consensus was. Is there any legal requirement for a person to have a
legible signature? What is the minimum requirement? Thank you, Candy Lien
