1600-6
1606
Practices for processing documents. (cont'd)
1606.05
Signature of transferor. (cont'd)
1606.05(a)
Unsigned document. As a rule, the document to be recorded should contain the actual handwritten signature of the person executing the document or of such person's duly authorized agent. See 37 C.F.R. 201.4(c)(1). An unsigned document will be returned for signature before recordation.
1606.05(b)
Multi-party instrument. If a number of transferors are identified in the body of the document, and spaces have been provided for the signatures of all of them, the document will be questioned if any of the signatures is missing, unless an additional copy of the document containing the missing signatures is submitted for recordation at the same time. Each such instrument of transfer is indexed only under the particular signatures it contains.
1606.06
Apparent inconsistency. Reconcilable variance between names: indexing. When there is a reconcilable variance between the signature on the document and the name of the transferor appearing in the body of the document, the instrument will generally be indexed under what is determined to be the fullest form of the legal name. The document will generally not be indexed under the name of the agent or official of a corporation or other impersonal legal entity. Where the document has been signed by a legal representative or attorney-in-fact, it will be indexed under the name of the person whom the signer represents.
1606.07
Signature of individual. As a rule, the signature should be the actual handwritten signature of an individual person, and should give the individual's own name rather than that of the person or organization he or she may represent.
Examples:
1)
A pencil signature is acceptable.
2)
A hand-printed signature is acceptable.
3)
A printed, typewritten, rubber-stamped, or facsimile signature will be questioned.
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