Rhode Island General Laws 35-11-3. Use of facsimile seal
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When the seal of this state or any of its departments, agencies, or other instrumentalities or of any of its political subdivisions is required in the execution of a public security or instrument of payment, an 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 of Section.
P.L. 1967, ch. 122, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 35-11-3
- Authorized officer: means any official of this state or any of its departments, agencies, or other instrumentalities or any of its political subdivisions whose signature on a public security or instrument of payment is required or permitted. See Rhode Island General Laws 35-11-1
- Instrument of payment: means a check, draft, warrant, or order for the payment, delivery, or transfer of funds. See Rhode Island General Laws 35-11-1
- 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, or other instrumentalities or by any of its political subdivisions. See Rhode Island General Laws 35-11-1
- seal: shall be construed to include an impression of the seal made with or without the use of wax or wafer on the paper. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-15