Texas § BC.3.113 - DATE OF INSTRUMENT
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § BC.3.113 — DATE OF INSTRUMENT, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ BC.3.113. DATE OF INSTRUMENT
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.
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Section BC.3.113 ("DATE OF INSTRUMENT") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. 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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