[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 31, Volume 2] [Revised as of July 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 31CFR370.40] [Page 502] TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY CHAPTER II--FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY PART 370_ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS AND FUNDS TRANSFERS RELATING TO UNITED STATES SECURITIES--Table of Contents Subpart D_Electronic Submission of Transaction Requests Through the Bureau of the Public Debt Sec. 370.40 Can I be held accountable if my negligence contributes to a forged signature? (a) General. If your failure to exercise ordinary care substantially contributes to the submission of a forged signature, then you cannot claim that the signature is a forgery. However, we cannot invoke this section against you if we cannot first establish that we were reasonable in relying upon the signature. If we can do so, you bear the burden of production and the burden of persuasion in establishing your exercise of ordinary care. If you cannot do so, then you cannot claim that the signature is a forgery. (b) Exception. This section has no application in any dispute involving a debit authorization or credit card transaction.