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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title XV REGULATION OF TRADE
  4. Chapter 106 UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE
  5. Article 3 NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS
  6. Section 3-113 Date of Instrument

Section 3-113

Section 3-113: Date of Instrument

Section 3–113. (a) 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 subsection (c) of section 4–401, an instrument payable on demand is not payable before the date of the instrument.

(b) 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.