Pennsylvania § 3113 - Date of instrument.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 3113 — Date of instrument., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3113. Date of instrument.
(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.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3113 ("Date of instrument.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. 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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