§ 3112. Interest.
(a) General rule.--Unless otherwise provided in the instrument:
(1) an instrument is not payable with interest; and
(2) interest on an interest-bearing instrument is payable from the date of the instrument.
(b) Instrument may provide for interest.--Interest may be stated in an instrument as a fixed or variable amount of money or it may be expressed as a fixed or variable rate or rates. The amount or rate of interest may be stated or described in the instrument in any manner and may require reference to information not contained in the instrument. If an instrument provides for interest, but the amount of interest payable cannot be ascertained from the description, interest is payable at the judgment rate in effect at the place of payment of the instrument and at the time interest first accrues.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 31 - General Provisions and Definitions
Section 3101 - Short title of division
Section 3103 - Definitions and index of definitions
Section 3104 - Negotiable instrument
Section 3105 - Issue of instrument
Section 3106 - Unconditional promise or order
Section 3107 - Instrument payable in foreign money
Section 3108 - Payable on demand or at definite time
Section 3109 - Payable to bearer or to order
Section 3110 - Identification of person to whom instrument is payable
Section 3111 - Place of payment
Section 3113 - Date of instrument
Section 3114 - Contradictory terms of instrument
Section 3115 - Incomplete instrument
Section 3116 - Joint and several liability; contribution
Section 3117 - Other agreements affecting instrument