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62A.2-202  <<  62A.2-203 >>   62A.2-204

Seals inoperative. (Effective until January 1, 2024.)

The affixing of a seal to a writing evidencing a contract for sale or an offer to buy or sell goods does not constitute the writing a sealed instrument and the law with respect to sealed instruments does not apply to such contract or offer.
[1965 ex.s. c 157 § 2-203. Cf. former RCW 63.04.040; 1925 ex.s. c 142 § 3; RRS § 5836-3.]

NOTES:

Corporate sealsEffect of absence from instrument: RCW 64.04.105.

Seals inoperative. (Effective January 1, 2024.)

The affixing of a seal to a record evidencing a contract for sale or an offer to buy or sell goods does not constitute the record a sealed instrument and the law with respect to sealed instruments does not apply to such contract or offer.
[ 2023 c 266 § 205; 1965 ex.s. c 157 § 2-203. Cf. former RCW 63.04.040; 1925 ex.s. c 142 § 3; RRS § 5836-3.]

NOTES:

ConstructionEffective date2023 c 266: See notes following RCW 62A.12-101.
Corporate sealsEffect of absence from instrument: RCW 64.04.105.
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