‘Reasonable Care’ & the Check-Signing Function
September, 2003
Do you use a facsimile signature on your checks? Many companies do so, and they find it makes the check-production process a whole lot easier. The fact that getting signatures on checks has been simplified does not mean that no attention has to be paid to the check-signing issue, however. A few overworked accounts payable professionals lose track of the fact that reasonable care must be taken of the signature plate or the machine in which the signature plate is embedded. This article reviews some of the basics, as well as some of the legal issues regarding the check-signing process.
2009
