what colors should legally recognized documents be signed surrounded by?

WHAT COLORED INK SHOULD LEGAL DOCUMENTS BE SIGNED IN?
Answers:
Black ink only!

Other Answers:
I believe black ink is preferred. I would specifically avoid anything other than black or probably blue.
ball point blue, i guess
Black ink ONLY....
Black is considered the standard. Blue is sometimes acceptable but I enjoy had documents rejected for anyone signed with blue ink. Do not attempt to use any other colors or your documents will be rejected.
black
Blue or black ink.

"blue ink indicates that your signature or writing is an imaginative, not a copy. Many legal documents require a non-black color for this judgment. Interestingly, red is also often disallowed because of color blindness considerations (not seeing red)."
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http://www.inklingpen.com/level_two/ink.html

http://www.glenncourt.ca.gov/court_info/fees.html
This all sounds resembling utter nonsense. A demanding institution might have a nouns, but if I were to sign my Trust or Will contained by 3 shades of pink it would still be valid. I have signed checks and documents beside green felt tip marker and never had a problem.

If you signed it near your own blood, it would still work and you could have DNA evidence as a kicker. Go for it! Don't donate in to the rear-ended retentiveness noise. (yahoo does not let you right to be heard anal)
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common sense, but check next to the institution you are dealing with as they might own some scanning procedure that wont pick up pink! LOL
Everyone above is correct. It doesn't event, unless the recipient have a policy on the color. Most places will not accept red ink if they don't own too. I have specified of power of attorney documents refused for cassette because they couldn't determine it wasn't a photocopy.
Absolutely Black.
They'll take anything except pencil!