Arkansas law permits a public official to use a facsimile signature in lieu of his or her manualsignature on any public security or any instrument of payment. The public official must first reg-ister his or her manual signature with the Arkansas Secretary of State!s office, pursuant toArkansas Code Annotated 21-10-102.21-10-101. Definitions.As used in this chapter: (a)"Public security" means a bond, note, certificate of indebtedness, or other obliga-tion for the payment of money, issued by this state or by any of its departments, agencies, orother instrumentalities, or by any of its political 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, agen-cies, or other instrumentalities, or any of its political subdivisions whose signature to a publicsecurity or instrument of payment is required or permitted; (d)"Facsimile signature" means the reproduction by engraving, imprinting, stamping,or other means of the manual signature of an authorized officer.History.Acts 1959, No. 69, 244 1; A.S.A. 1947, 244 12-2601.21-10-102. Use of facsimile signature authorized - Filing required.Any authorized officer may, after filing with the Secretary of State his manual signaturecertified by him under oath, execute or cause to be executed with a facsimile signature in lieuof his manual signature: (a)Any public security; and(b)Any instrument of payment.Upon compliance with this chapter by the authorized officer, his facsimile signature has thesame legal effect as his manual signature and shall be deemed to comply with any statuterequiring a manual signature. History.Acts 1959, No. 69, 244 2; 1983, No. 564, 244 1; A.S.A. 1947, 244 12-2602.REGISTRATION OF FACSIMILE SIGNATURE OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS 001027021n024030n030007r013027r031n027035025016007031n031r007031n031r003n026020031025022"004020031031022r006025013021037001027021n024030n030*%%#$!$#,'002032030020024r030030036003025023023r027013020n022007r027033020013r030037%(#b020013031025027035002032020022f020024017037$'#$t 003n026020031025022037004020031031022r006025013021 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com STATE OF ARKANSASCOUNTYOF I, , the undersigned ( P u b l i cOffice) do hereby certify under oath to the Secretary of State pursuant to the provision of A.C.A21-10-101 that my manual signature is as follows: (Manual Signature) I certify that in the future public securities and instruments of payment (as defined in A.C.A. 21-10-101) of the (Public Office) may be executed and deliveredcontaining my facsimile signature, which, pursuant to the provisions of the Act, shall have thesame force and effect as if I had personally signed each such public security or instrument of pay-ment manually.Certified this day of , . Signature Public OfficeSubscribed and sworn to before me, the undersigned Notary Public within and for the State ofArkansas and County of , this day of , . Notary Public(Seal) 001027021n024030n030007r013027r031n027035025016007031n031r$'#$t 003n026020031025022037004020031031022r006025013021 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com