31 C.F.R. § 370.40 Can I be held accountable if my negligence contributes to a forged signature?
Title 31 - Money and Finance: Treasury
(a) General. If your failure to exercise ordinary care substantially contributes to the submission of a forged signature, then you cannot claim that the signature is a forgery. However, we cannot invoke this section against you if we cannot first establish that we were reasonable in relying upon the signature. If we can do so, you bear the burden of production and the burden of persuasion in establishing your exercise of ordinary care. If you cannot do so, then you cannot claim that the signature is a forgery. (b) Exception. This section has no application in any dispute involving a debit authorization or credit card transaction.
Title 31: Money and Finance: Treasury
PART 370—ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS AND FUNDS TRANSFERS RELATING TO UNITED STATES SECURITIES
Subpart D—Electronic Submission of Transaction Requests Through the Bureau of the Public Debt
§ 370.40 Can I be held accountable if my negligence contributes to a forged signature?
