---
kind: "section"
citation: "11 C.F.R. § 100.36"
title: "11"
number: "100.36"
heading: "Signature, electronic signature."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/11/100.36"
---

# §100.36. Signature, electronic signature.

- (a) A signature is an individual's name or mark on a writing or record that identifies the individual and authenticates the writing or record. A signature includes an electronic signature, unless otherwise specified.
- (b) An electronic signature is an electronic word, image, symbol, or process that an individual attaches to or associates with a writing or record to identify the individual and authenticate the writing or record. Examples of electronic signatures include a digital image of a handwritten signature, or a secure, digital code attached to an electronically transmitted message that uniquely identifies and authenticates the sender.
- (c) A writing or record may be sworn, made under oath, or otherwise certified or verified under penalty of perjury, by electronic signature. A writing or record may be notarized electronically pursuant to applicable State law.

## Notes

### Amendments

[89 FR 214, Jan. 2, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: 52 U.S.C. 30101, 30102(g), 30104, 30111(a)(8), and 30114(c).

### Source

Source: 45 FR 15094, Mar. 7, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[89 FR 214, Jan. 2, 2024]