1-Signature Guidance.pdf

This is a signature guidance document issued by the Massachusetts Center for Tax and Budget Technology (CTR) applicable to all CTR forms, state finance-related documents, and contracts within CTR's statutory authority, effective June 15, 2021. The document relates to a Request for Response issued by the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game-Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) for annual certification and calibration services of laboratory equipment at the McLaughlin Fish Hatchery in Belchertown, Massachusetts.

The guidance specifies three acceptable methods for executing required signatures on CTR-related documents: traditional wet signatures in ink on paper, electronic signatures created by hand drawing using a mouse or touch screen device or uploaded as pictures of handwritten signatures, or digital signatures affixed through tools such as Adobe Sign or DocuSign. When using electronic signatures, the signature must be visible, include the signatory's name and title, and be accompanied by a signature date. The document explicitly prohibits typed text signatures, including computer-generated cursive script representations of names not created through digital signature tools, and electronic symbols as acceptable forms of signature.