> [!HINT] Important
> Only **root nodes** can create and sign decrees. Also, decrees must be placed only in the **zerochain**, even if they are applied in the **mainchain**.
Signs [[Decree|decree]] in the datum pool.
`Command syntax:`
```actionscript
decree sign
-net <net_name>
[-chain <chain_name>]
-datum <datum_hash>
-certs <certs_list>
```
`Options:`
```actionscript
-net - name of the Cellframe Network. The list of networks can be found in the <Config_dir> \ etc \ network folder or received by The Cellframe-Node-CLI using command - net list
-chain - the name of chain ("main" or "zerochain") (optional)
-decree_chain - name of the chain where decree will be applied certs - list of PoA certificates to sign decree
-datum - hash of the decree
-certs - list of PoA certificates to sign decree
```
### CLI Example
`Command:`
```actionscript
cellframe-node-cli decree sign -net riemann -datum 0xD8E53C3F899054F6EDAF0C1BECD715A79B68E64FC6E4BEC4EF54636F22094033 -certs riemann.root.pvt.2
```
`Response:`
```actionscript
Datum 0xB471358AC9218CB60AAB71CE7A2DFF8EA7885D32F3554771C243C299E94E426B is placed in datum pool
```
### JSON-RPC Example
![[JSON-RPC Request - DECREE SIGN]]