New Mexico § 55-3-113 Date of instrument

New Mexico Statutes

§ 55-3-113 — Date of instrument

New Mexico § 55-3-113

Ch. 55Uniform Commercial Code

Art. 3Negotiable Instruments

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Bluebook

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 55-3-113 (2026).

Text

(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 55-4-401 NMSA 1978, 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.

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(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 55-4-401 NMSA 1978, 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.