Ark. Code Ann. § 1-1-102
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Signature by mark
Official statutory text
In addition to the provisions of §§ 4-3-401 , 7-5-305 , 7-7-308 , 27-14-705 , and 28-25-103 , a signature by mark on a document is legal for the purposes of executing the document if the signature is: (1) Made by a person who at the time of signature lacks the ability to: (A) Write; or (B) Sign his or her name; and (2) Witnessed by at least one (1) disinterested person. Acts 2009, No. 412, § 1.
In addition to the provisions of §§ 4-3-401 , 7-5-305 , 7-7-308 , 27-14-705 , and 28-25-103 , a signature by mark on a document is legal for the purposes of executing the document if the signature is:
(1) Made by a person who at the time of signature lacks the ability to: (A) Write; or (B) Sign his or her name; and
(A) Write; or
(B) Sign his or her name; and
(2) Witnessed by at least one (1) disinterested person.
Acts 2009, No. 412, § 1.
In addition to the provisions of §§ 4-3-401 , 7-5-305 , 7-7-308 , 27-14-705 , and 28-25-103 , a signature by mark on a document is legal for the purposes of executing the document if the signature is:
(1) Made by a person who at the time of signature lacks the ability to: (A) Write; or (B) Sign his or her name; and
(A) Write; or
(B) Sign his or her name; and
(2) Witnessed by at least one (1) disinterested person.
Acts 2009, No. 412, § 1.
Status: in_force
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