(a) A person is not liable on an instrument unless: (1) the person signed the instrument, or (2) the person is represented by an agent or representative who signed the instrument and the signature is binding on the represented person under § 652 of this title.
(b) A signature may be made: (1) manually or by means of a device or machine, and (2) by the use of any name, including a trade or assumed name, or by a word, mark, or symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing.
History —Aug. 17, 1995, No. 208, § 2-401; Aug. 31, 1996, No. 176, § 2.