Section 900 — Liability of signatories to negotiable instruments
Statutory text (Thai original)
บุคคลผู้ลงลายมือชื่อของตนในตั๋วเงินย่อมจะต้องรับผิดตามเนื้อความในตั๋วเงินนั้นถ้าลงเพียงแต่เครื่องหมายอย่างหนึ่งอย่างใด เช่น แกงได หรือลายพิมพ์นิ้วมืออ้างเอาเป็นลายมือชื่อในตั๋วเงินไซร้ แม้ถึงว่าจะมีพยานลงชื่อรับรองก็ตาม ท่านว่าหาให้ผลเป็นลงลายมือชื่อในตั๋วเงินนั้นไม่
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
Firm annotation
Section 900 is part of Book 3 (Specific Contracts) of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code. This entry is awaiting firm-authored commentary; the statutory text above is verbatim from the Office of the Council of State (OCS Krisdika) Thai source, with the English translation from the FAO/UN FAOLEX repository. Always rely on the Thai original for legal proceedings.
Why this matters in practice
For lawyers: a cheque drawer who admits signing is immediately liable under Section 900; no separate proof of the underlying debt is needed. For laypersons: if you sign a cheque or promissory note, you are personally liable for its face value — a fingerprint is not a substitute.
Legislative history
Part of the original Civil and Commercial Code codification; no major subsequent amendment.
Supreme Court decisions interpreting this section
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 18343/2556 (2013)
A cheque drawer's liability arises from the signature alone; proof of the underlying debt is not required to establish liability under Section 900.
Under Sections 900, 914, and 989, a person who signs a cheque as drawer is liable according to its tenor; the plaintiff need only establish the defendant's signature and the cheque's dishonour.
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 395/2544 (2001)
Admission of signing the cheque is sufficient to establish liability under Section 900; the underlying debt need not be separately proven.
The defendant admitted signing the cheque; accordingly, the defendant was directly liable to pay the cheque's face value under Section 900, regardless of any dispute about the underlying transaction.
Curated decisions with case numbers verified against the Supreme Court database. English renderings are the firm's editorial translation for study.