In Either Form
Use a In Either template to make your document workflow more streamlined.
What “In Either Form” means
“In Either Form” is not an identifiable U.S. government, tax, legal, healthcare, employment, or business form; it is an unspecified document description. To process it responsibly, identify the issuing authority, official title, revision, required fields, signer roles, filing method, and retention rule first. After confirmation, signNow can accept the source file, help detect fillable fields, route it to designated signers, capture signing events, and store the completed record with an audit trail. ESIGN and UETA may support electronic execution, but document-specific exceptions and state requirements still control.
Who can use this workflow
Business documents
Businesses use signNow for contracts, NDAs, HR forms, invoices, and consent forms only after confirming that the underlying document permits electronic completion.
Regulated workflows
Government, healthcare, legal, and financial teams must match the unidentified form to its issuing authority, required disclosures, retention rule, and permitted signature method.
How the workflow works
Resolve the document’s identity first, then use signNow to prepare, route, complete, and retain the record.
Identify form: Confirm the official document identity Upload file: Upload the source file to signNow Check fields: Review detected fields and signer roles Complete record: Send, sign, and retain the completed record
How to process the identified form
Use this workflow only after confirming what “In Either Form” refers to and which legal or agency instructions govern completion.
Identify form:
Verify the official form name, issuing authority, and current revision before uploading. Upload document:
Upload the source document and review signNow’s detected fillable fields. Place fields:
Correct field types, add required signer roles, and set the signing order. Send form:
Send the identified form to signers using email or a signing link. Store record:
Review the completed document, certificate, and audit trail before storing the record.
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Features for handling the identified form
signNow provides the workflow components needed to prepare, route, sign, and retain a document, but the underlying form’s identity and legal rules must be confirmed first.
Field detection
Uploading the source document gives the team a single working copy while signNow’s field detection helps locate probable text, date, initials, and signature areas for review.
Signer routing
Signer routing assigns each participant the fields relevant to their role, reducing accidental edits and preserving the sequence required by the identified document.
Remote signing
Email delivery and signing links let authorized recipients review the document remotely when the underlying form permits electronic execution under ESIGN and applicable state law.
Audit trail
The completed record includes signing events and an audit trail, supporting evidence of intent, attribution, timing, and document history when properly configured.
Mobile access
Mobile apps allow signers to review and complete supported documents from iOS or Android devices without recreating the form manually.
Reusable template
Templates can preserve approved field placement and signer roles after the organization confirms the exact document, revision, and instructions for repeat use.
Legal standing depends on the actual form
ESIGN, 15 U.S.C. chapter 96, and UETA generally recognize electronic signatures when intent, consent, attribution, and record reproduction are established. They do not make every document e-signable: wills, codicils, testamentary trusts, court filings, family-law decrees, and other listed exceptions remain excluded or subject to specific rules.
Clarify the form before signing
The form name does not identify a specific government, tax, employment, or business document, making field requirements impossible to determine. Applying a generic signature workflow can create inaccurate records when the underlying form requires notarization, witnesses, agency filing, or special disclosures. Storing a document labeled only “In Either Form” can make later retrieval, retention classification, and compliance review unnecessarily difficult. Sending an unidentified form to signers may omit required fields, supporting documents, consent language, or instructions established by the issuing authority.
Recommended setup before processing
A defensible workflow begins by identifying the document, confirming its signature rules, and configuring signNow around the actual compliance requirements.
| Setting | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Authentication method | Email link with SMS OTP when required |
| Signature type | Intent-based electronic signature under ESIGN and UETA |
| Audit trail | Enable completion history and signer events |
| Document retention | Confirm the underlying form’s governing retention rule |
| Encryption | TLS 1.2/1.3 in transit and AES-256 at rest |
Signer authentication options
PKI certificates:
X.509 certificates:
Two-factor authentication:
SMS OTP:
ID verification:
Signing evidence:
Platform requirements for signing
Complete the identified document through Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge on Windows or macOS, or through signNow mobile apps on iOS and Android. Confirm that the device can display the entire source document and any required disclosures before signing.
Supported browsers Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge Operating systems Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android Mobile apps signNow mobile apps for iOS and Android
Organizations handling regulated records should manage user access, confirm supported authentication, and test the exact document on approved devices. Browser and mobile availability does not override requirements for notarization, witnesses, wet-ink execution, personal appearance, or agency submission.
Best practices for unidentified forms
Because “In Either Form” is not a recognized form name, identify the underlying document before relying on its signature or retention workflow.
Confirm the official document identity first
Review detected fields against source instructions
Assign signer roles from official instructions
Retain the signed record and audit trail
Questions about processing this form
Because “In Either Form” is not a specific legal or agency form name, resolve the document identity before relying on any workflow, deadline, or retention rule.
signNow can process a PDF labeled “In Either Form,” but the platform cannot determine its legal fields or filing authority. Confirm the official form name, revision, and instructions before sending. Business plans include templates and audit trails, but they do not replace agency guidance or legal review.
A signature may be recognized under ESIGN and UETA when intent, consent, attribution, and reproducible records are established. However, wills, codicils, testamentary trusts, court filings, family-law decrees, and other statutory exceptions require separate analysis and may not be e-signable.
Upload the source PDF again, then inspect every detected field manually. signNow’s field detection helps locate probable inputs, but “In Either Form” supplies no authoritative field map. Compare names, dates, initials, disclosures, and signatures against the issuing authority’s instructions.
Use signNow’s signer roles and routing controls to assign only the fields each person should complete. If the underlying form requires a preparer, witness, notary, or authorized representative, configure those roles only after confirming the official instructions.
Business is listed at $8/user/month when billed annually and includes legally binding eSignatures, templates, audit trails, and mobile apps. Business Premium is $15/user/month annually and adds bulk send. These plans do not identify or validate an unspecified form.
Export the signed document and audit trail, then apply the retention rule for the identified form and industry. No single retention period applies to “In Either Form”; federal, state, agency, and contractual requirements may differ.
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