Sec. 3.113. DATE OF INSTRUMENT. (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 Section 4.401(c), 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.
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 921, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 1 - Uniform Commercial Code
Chapter 3 - Negotiable Instruments
Subchapter A. General Provisions and Definitions
Section 3.104. Negotiable Instrument
Section 3.105. Issue of Instrument
Section 3.106. Unconditional Promise or Order
Section 3.107. Instrument Payable in Foreign Money
Section 3.108. Payable on Demand or at Definite Time
Section 3.109. Payable to Bearer or to Order
Section 3.110. Identification of Person to Whom Instrument Is Payable
Section 3.111. Place of Payment
Section 3.113. Date of Instrument
Section 3.114. Contradictory Terms of Instrument
Section 3.115. Incomplete Instrument
Section 3.116. Joint and Several Liability; Contribution
Section 3.117. Other Agreements Affecting Instrument