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§3-1113. Date of instrument

(1).  An instrument may be antedated or postdated. The date stated determines the time of payment if the instrument is payable at a fixed period after date. Except as provided in section 4-401, subsection (1-B), an instrument payable on demand is not payable before the date of the instrument.  

[PL 1993, c. 293, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

(2).  If an instrument is undated, its date is the date of its issue or, in the case of an unissued instrument, the date it first comes into possession of a holder.  

[PL 1993, c. 293, Pt. A, §2 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1993, c. 293, §A2 (NEW).