Law of Evidence
Art. 40Status unknownSaudi ArabiaRegulation
Issued by Ministry of Investment (misa.gov.sa)
If a person against whom an ordinary document is used denies the handwriting,
signature, seal, or fingerprint attributed to him or his successor or agent denies
the same or claims ignorance thereof, and the adverse litigant asserts the
validity of the document and the document is material to the case but the facts
and documents of the case are not sufficient to convince the court of the validity
of the handwriting, signature, seal, or fingerprint, the court shall order
authentication by comparison or witness testimony, or by both, in accordance
with the rules and procedures stipulated in this Law. A testimony shall be heard
only to establish whether or not the handwriting, signature, seal, or fingerprint
on the document in question was made by the person against whom the
document is used.
The Arabic text is the legally binding version. The English translation is provided for guidance only.
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