It’s funny because under the UCC a signature is defined more or less as “any mark made with intent to authenticate.” You can literally wipe your ass with a contract and it’s as good as your signature if you do it with the intent to authenticate the document. An X, thumb print, squiggly line, all good signstures. Even if someone else makes the mark for you, if you intended them to do it to authenticate on your behalf, it’s as good as your own signature.
This may not be true and something like a will or a service contract, because those fall outside the UCC, which only applies to the sale of goods and securities.
It’s funny because under the UCC a signature is defined more or less as “any mark made with intent to authenticate.” You can literally wipe your ass with a contract and it’s as good as your signature if you do it with the intent to authenticate the document. An X, thumb print, squiggly line, all good signstures. Even if someone else makes the mark for you, if you intended them to do it to authenticate on your behalf, it’s as good as your own signature.
This may not be true and something like a will or a service contract, because those fall outside the UCC, which only applies to the sale of goods and securities.