---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 3.2130"
title: "38"
number: "3.2130"
heading: "Will VA accept a signature by mark or thumbprint?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/3.2130"
---

# §3.2130. Will VA accept a signature by mark or thumbprint?


VA will accept signatures by mark or thumbprint if:

- (a) They are witnessed by two people who sign their names and give their addresses, or
- (b) They are witnessed by an accredited agent, attorney, or service organization representative, or
- (c) They are certified by a notary public or any other person having the authority to administer oaths for general purposes, or
- (d) They are certified by a VA employee who has been delegated authority by the Secretary under [38 CFR 2.3](/cfr/38/2.3.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 66 FR 18195, Apr. 6, 2001, unless otherwise noted.