§ 6A-3-108. Payable on demand or at definite time.
(a) A promise or order is “payable on demand” if it (i) states that it is payable on demand or at sight, or otherwise indicates that it is payable at the will of the holder, or (ii) does not state any time of payment.
(b) A promise or order is “payable at a definite time” if it is payable on elapse of a definite period of time after sight or acceptance or at a fixed date or dates or at a time or times readily ascertainable at the time the promise or order is issued, subject to rights of (i) prepayment, (ii) acceleration, (iii) extension at the option of the holder, or (iv) extension to a further definite time at the option of the maker or acceptor or automatically upon or after a specified act or event.
(c) If an instrument, payable at a fixed date, is also payable upon demand made before the fixed date, the instrument is payable on demand until the fixed date and, if demand for payment is not made before that date, becomes payable at a definite time on the fixed date.
History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 238, § 3; P.L. 2000, ch. 421, § 3.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 6A - Uniform Commercial Code
Chapter 6A-3 - Negotiable Instruments
Part 1 - General Provisions and Definitions
Section 6A-3-101. - Short title.
Section 6A-3-102. - Subject matter.
Section 6A-3-103. - Definitions.
Section 6A-3-104. - Negotiable instrument.
Section 6A-3-105. - Issue of instrument.
Section 6A-3-106. - Unconditional promise or order.
Section 6A-3-107. - Instrument payable in foreign money.
Section 6A-3-108. - Payable on demand or at definite time.
Section 6A-3-109. - Payable to bearer or to order.
Section 6A-3-110. - Identification of person to whom instrument is payable.
Section 6A-3-111. - Place of payment.
Section 6A-3-113. - Date of instrument.
Section 6A-3-114. - Contradictory terms of instrument.
Section 6A-3-115. - Incomplete instrument.
Section 6A-3-116. - Joint and several liability — Contribution.
Section 6A-3-117. - Other agreements affecting instrument.