New York Laws
Part 2 - Issue and Issuer
8-205 - Effect of Unauthorized Signature on Security Certificate.

(1) an authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent, or other
person entrusted by the issuer with the signing of the security
certificate or of similar security certificates, or the immediate
preparation for signing of any of them; or
(2) an employee of the issuer, or of any of the persons listed in
subsection (1), entrusted with responsible handling of the security
certificate.