School Declining Electronic Signature

[Sayjo]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Arizona

Hello I am curious about a time sensitive issue.

I have enrolled at a Community College over 300 miles away and intend on moving there a week before school starts. Their Financial Aid office processed my Financial Aid form and concluded that I needed a few documents that they electronically sent me filled out and signed. I filled them out and signed with a Certified Electronic Signature, then proceeded to submit them to their office. A week later and on the deadline day for the first financial aid distribution group they sent me a response saying I must provide a physical signature. Was I within my rights to digitally sign and are they required to accept it? I would've just printed, signed, and mail it to them no problem but the fact that their delayed response made me late for the distribution deadline that would've greatly helped buy books on time. Their response and policy seem outdated to me and I wish they would've implicitly stated in or around the documents that they needed a physical signature especially in this day and age.

So are they legally required to accept it?

 

[seniorjudge]

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No
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[Sayjo]

Thank you for your reply.

 

[Zigner]

Why didn't you fax it and follow up by mailing the original?

 

[seniorjudge]

Here's a life lesson: If you want something from someone who puts conditions on getting it, you do exactly as they say and document it.

 

[HomeGuru]

Here's a life lesson: If you want something from someone who puts conditions on getting it, you do exactly as they say and document it.

**A: Exactly**************

 

[Humusluvr]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Arizona

Hello I am curious about a time sensitive issue.

I have enrolled at a Community College over 300 miles away and intend on moving there a week before school starts. Their Financial Aid office processed my Financial Aid form and concluded that I needed a few documents that they electronically sent me filled out and signed. I filled them out and signed with a Certified Electronic Signature, then proceeded to submit them to their office. A week later and on the deadline day for the first financial aid distribution group they sent me a response saying I must provide a physical signature. Was I within my rights to digitally sign and are they required to accept it? I would've just printed, signed, and mail it to them no problem but the fact that their delayed response made me late for the distribution deadline that would've greatly helped buy books on time. Their response and policy seem outdated to me and I wish they would've implicitly stated in or around the documents that they needed a physical signature especially in this day and age.

So are they legally required to accept it?

How do you know they didn't implicitly state they needed a signed document? Did the document accept a digital signature?

Even if this ends up going in your favor, it's not like you were denied the money. You were inconvenienced, which is not a crime.