Pennsylvania § 3113 Date of instrument

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 3113 — Date of instrument

Pennsylvania § 3113

Title 13COMMERCIAL CODE

Ch. 31GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS

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13 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3113 (2026).

Text

(a)Dated instrument.--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 4401(c) (relating to when bank may charge account of customer), an instrument payable on demand is not payable before the date of the instrument.

(b)Undated instrument.--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) Dated instrument.--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 4401(c) (relating to when bank may charge account of customer), an instrument payable on demand is not payable before the date of the instrument.

(b) Undated instrument.--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.