When the signer is delegated authority to sign in the absence of the named person, what must appear below the name?

• A. The title
• B. The dots
• C. The # symbol
• D. The date

Answer: (C)

When a signer is authorized to sign in the absence of the named person, you must indicate this delegation on the signature line. Placing the hash symbol directly under the signer’s name is the standard way to show that the signature is made under delegated authority, not in the signer’s personal capacity. This symbol signals to readers and auditors that the signer is acting on behalf of someone else and that the authorization is documented elsewhere. The other options don’t communicate this delegation as clearly: a title identifies the signer’s role but isn’t a cue that signing authority is delegated; dots are just spacing; a date shows when the signature occurred but not that it’s on behalf of another. So the hash symbol under the name is the required indication of delegated signing authority.