Consumer alert: Don’t abbreviate 2020 when signing documents

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I hadn't thought about this before. Sound advice, just thought I'd pass it along.

A word of advice when it comes to signing legal documents in the New Year. The East Millinocket Police Department in Maine posted on their Facebook page a word of caution when it comes to abbreviating 2020.

If you sign a document and only put 20 as the year, someone could modify it to include a different year.

According to the department, by writing out 2020 it could potentially save you some trouble down the road.

For example, if you date a document 3/3/20, it could be modified by only adding two more digits (i.e. 3/3/2016, 3/3/2018, etc.).

Good advice.

I've always said that the East Millinocket P.D. won't steer ya wrong!

Better yet, never abbreviate anything when signing documebnts.

a reply to: Iamonlyhuman

a reply to: Iamonlyhuman

Never thought of that. Thanks for posting this PSA. 👍🏻

Great piece of advice that.

I will use this, as a training tool at work... I will look for colleagues documents and doctor them!!

a reply to: Iamonlyhuman

this is another of those " advices " - that seem plausible

but in the real world - are utter bollox

a reply to: and14263

do you want :

" dismissed for gross miss-conduct " ??

because thats how you get :

" dismissed for gross miss-conduct "

originally posted by: ignorant_ape
a reply to: and14263

do you want :

" dismissed for gross miss-conduct " ??

because thats how you get :

" dismissed for gross miss-conduct "

What if I take an example of paperwork in which someone has used 06/01/20 and doctor it to state “06/02/2018” and then use that example as a learning tool.... I’ll get dismissed for gross misconduct?

No. That won’t happen. You’re talking absolute nonsense. That doesn’t even come close to gross misconduct.