Section 47.42 Facsimile Signatures, Officer Not Liable

47.42 FACSIMILE SIGNATURES, OFFICER NOT LIABLE.

If the governing body of the depositor political subdivision, or of any commission, board, department or agency thereof, by resolution approves the action of the public officer or other person in the use of such facsimile, and shall have insured the depositor with an insurance company authorized to do business in this state, in such amount and form as the governing body approves, against loss of any public funds withdrawn upon unauthorized use of such facsimile signature, such public officer or other person shall not be personally liable for loss, if any, resulting from the use of any such facsimile signature unless the loss occurs by reason of that person's own wrongful act.

History:

1955 c 96 s 2; 1986 c 444