Montana § 30-3-114 - Date Of Instrument
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 30-3-114 — Date Of Instrument, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 30-3-114. Date Of Instrument
Date of instrument. (1) 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 30-4-401 (3), an instrument payable on demand is not payable before the date of the instrument. (2) 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.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 30-3-114 ("Date Of Instrument") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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