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Located At And Described As Form

Use a Located At And Described As template to make your document workflow more streamlined.

What this form page identifies

Located At And Described As Form is a placeholder name rather than an identifiable U.S. government, tax, employment, healthcare, or business form. Before completing it, confirm the official title, issuing authority, version, required fields, signer role, filing destination, and deadline. signNow can upload the source PDF, detect fillable areas, place assigned signature fields, send the document for review or signing, and preserve the completed file with an audit trail. ESIGN and UETA may support electronic transactions, but they do not replace form-specific agency rules or exclusions.

Who can use this form

Business operations

Operations teams use this form for contracts, NDAs, invoices, and approvals when the document name and issuing requirements are confirmed.

Regulated teams

Healthcare, legal, finance, and public-sector teams use it only after confirming whether privacy, notarization, or filing rules apply.

Features for this form workflow

signNow organizes the document fields, signer sequence, authentication, completion evidence, and retained records needed for this form workflow.

Field placement

Upload the named form once, then place fields over the exact locations requiring names, dates, initials, signatures, or acknowledgments.

Signer routing

Send the prepared form to each signer in sequence when the document requires review, approval, or separate execution steps.

Electronic signing

Use typed or drawn signatures while preserving the signer’s intent, identity details, timestamps, and completed-document history.

Completion record

Keep the signed document and certificate of completion together so reviewers can connect the final record with its signing events.

Signer verification

Use SMS authentication when the document contains personal information and the signer’s identity requires an additional verification step.

Controlled templates

Reuse a confirmed template only after checking that the form version, fields, required disclosures, and recipient order remain accurate.

Recommended form setup

Use this configuration after confirming the form’s issuer, signature requirements, and applicable U.S. retention rule.

SettingRecommendation
Authentication methodEmail verification with SMS OTP
Signature typeTyped or drawn electronic signature
Audit trailExport the completed audit trail
Document retentionFollow the applicable record rule
EncryptionTLS 1.2/1.3 and AES-256
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How this form workflow works

The signNow workflow moves from document preparation to assigned signing, completion review, and retention of the signed form with its audit evidence.

  • Upload form: Upload the source document and check its title, version, and page count.
  • Add fields: Place fields over every required name, date, acknowledgment, and signature location.
  • Route signers: Assign each field to the correct signer and set the signing order.
  • Store records: Review the completed PDF, certificate, and audit trail before retention.

Platform requirements for signing

Complete Located At And Described As Form in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge on Windows 10, Windows 11, or macOS. The signNow mobile app supports iOS 15 or later and Android 9 or later, with TLS 1.2 or 1.3 protecting the connection.

  • Browser support Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge on Windows 10, Windows 11, and macOS
  • Mobile apps signNow mobile app for iOS 15 or later and Android 9 or later
  • Secure connection TLS 1.2 or 1.3 connection for secure document exchange

Organizations should review managed-device policies before collecting personal information through this form. For controlled deployments, confirm API, SSO, user provisioning, certificate, and long-term validation requirements with the responsible administrator and the form’s issuing authority.

Ways to send and sign this form

  1. Use the signNow web app when preparing the source PDF, checking detected fields, assigning signers, and reviewing the completed Located At And Described As Form on a larger screen.
  2. Use the signNow mobile app when a signer needs to review or complete the assigned form from an iOS or Android device away from the office.
  3. Use kiosk mode when multiple people must complete the same form on one managed device, after confirming that Business Premium includes the required kiosk capability.
  4. Use a shareable signing link when recipients should open the prepared form without a separate email invitation, while retaining control over field assignments and access.

Legal standing depends on the form

An electronic record may receive legal recognition under ESIGN, 15 U.S.C. chapter 96, and applicable UETA or New York ESRA rules when intent, consent, attribution, and record retention are established. Those laws exclude wills, codicils, testamentary trusts, court orders, and several family-law and notice documents, so the unidentified form must be classified before e-signing.

Why teams look for DocuSign alternatives

Security and signer authentication

PKI support:

Public-key infrastructure signatures

X.509 certificates:

Certificate-based document identity

Two-factor authentication:

Additional signer verification

SMS OTP:

One-time code by text

ID verification:

Identity checks when configured

Audit evidence:

Electronic records protection

What the audit trail records

The audit trail documents the signing evidence for this form separately from the preparation steps used to create and route it.

01

Authenticate signer:

Verify the signer’s email or configured authentication factor before form access.
02

Capture timestamp:

Record the signing event’s date and time in the audit history.
03

Hash document:

Preserve document integrity evidence for the completed form version.
04

Seal record:

Seal the completed record against undetected post-signing changes.
05

Link actions:

Associate signer actions with the assigned fields and final PDF.
06

Retrieve evidence:

Export the audit trail with the signed form for review.

Best practices before sending

Because the supplied form name is not specific, accuracy begins with confirming the authoritative document before any signature request is sent.

Identify the official form first

Confirm the document’s official title, issuing agency, version, and filing destination before uploading it. The placeholder name does not establish which fields, signatures, disclosures, or deadlines apply.

Check every field against source

Compare the uploaded PDF with the authoritative source before placing fields. Check names, dates, checkboxes, signature locations, page order, and any instructions that the source document includes.

Assign fields to exact signers

Assign each signature and acknowledgment field to a named signer, then review the signing order. Do not rely on a generic recipient assignment when the form identifies a specific signer role.

Retain evidence under the right rule

Export the completed PDF and audit trail together, then apply the retention rule belonging to the identified form. Do not select a tax, healthcare, employment, or state period without confirming applicability.

Check these legal boundaries

Unknown form name

Confirm issuer

Excluded record

May require wet ink

Notarization

Follow state law

Wrong submission

Verify filing destination

Troubleshooting this form workflow

Resolve the issue by identifying the exact document, signer requirement, plan capability, or legal rule before sending the form.

Upload the source PDF again and confirm that the file is not password-protected, corrupted, or missing pages. On the Business plan, recreate the fields manually if automatic detection does not identify the required locations.

The Business plan includes legally binding eSignatures, templates, and audit trails. If this workflow requires bulk send, Business Premium adds that feature; confirm the selected plan before preparing multiple copies of the unidentified form.

Use SMS OTP or another available authentication control when the form contains personal information. HIPAA-covered workflows require a business associate agreement with signNow, and the form owner must still follow applicable privacy rules.

Electronic signatures can satisfy ESIGN and UETA requirements when intent, consent, attribution, and record retention are established. Confirm that this specific form is not a will, court filing, family-law decree, or another excluded record.

Keep the completed PDF, certificate of completion, and audit trail together. signNow provides audit trails, while the responsible organization must determine the retention period required by the form’s issuer or governing industry rule.

A signNow account may not be required for an invited signer, but the sender must assign fields to the correct person and verify the final document. For unresolved plan or access issues, check user permissions and administrator settings.

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