[Ads-l] wet signature

[Bill Mullins]

wet signature - not in OED

a signature written in a person's own hand, not mechanically or otherwise artificially reproduced.



1986 Palm Springs CA Desert Sun 13 Sept B2/5 [proquest]

Mangione noted that a requirement for one set of "wet signature plans" has always been in the code, but the city has not vigorously enforced it.


1995 Healthcare Financial Management Feb 80/2  [proquest]

"Wet" signature approvals should be mandatory.


1996 MicroTimes 4 Mar 160/2

Each of these factors would seem to indicate that a handwritten, or “wet,” signature is required for a contract to be valid.

https://archive.org/details/microtimesissue100unse_73/page/160/mode/1up?q=%22wet+signature%22+autopen



1998 Chicago Tribune 29 Mar D6/5 [proquest]
A digital signature has some significant advantages over the time-tested "wet" signature on paper.


2001 Penn State Intercom 2 Mar 8/2

Like the TDA companies, our life insurance provider still requires a hard copy and a "wet signature" on the beneficiary forms.

https://archive.org/details/pennstateintercov30univ/page/n335/mode/1up?q=%22wet+signature%22


2026 Comprehensive Psychiatry 20 Feb 11/1  [proquest]

Parent or guardian consent was obtained in paper format with a wet signature or electronically via the school's preferred process.







1967 Indianapolis News 13 Nov 24/3 [proquest]

By calling his Sec-O-Matic credit card number to the Indianapolis  S-O-M office, the person in Bloomington can dictate a personal letter, have it wet-signed in the person's handwriting, have it sealed, stamped and mailed and on the way.



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