West Virginia Code § 46-3-403

Unauthorized signature
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(a) Unless otherwise provided in this article or article four, an unauthorized signature is
ineffective except as the signature of the unauthorized signer in favor of a person who in
good faith pays the instrument or takes it for value. An unauthorized signature may be
ratified for all purposes of this article.
(b) If the signature of more than one person is required to constitute the authorized
signature of an organization, the signature of the organization is unauthorized if one of the
required signatures is lacking.
(c) The civil or criminal liability of a person who makes an unauthorized signature is not
affected by any provision of this article which makes the unauthorized signature effective for
the purposes of this article.

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