KRS 355.3-304: Overdue instrument.
Where this section sits in the code
(1) An instrument payable on demand becomes overdue at the earliest of the following
times:
(a) On the day after the day demand for payment is duly made;
(b) If the instrument is a check, ninety (90) days after its date; or
(c) If the instrument is not a check , when the instrument has been outstanding for
a period of time after its date which is unreasonably long under the
circumstances of the particular case in light of the nature of the instrument and
usage of the trade.
(2) With respect to an instrument payable at a definite time the following rules apply:
(a) If the principal is payable in installments and a due date has not been
accelerated, the instrument becomes overdue upon default under the
instrument for nonpayment of an installment, and the instrument remains
overdue until the default is cured.
(b) If the principal is not payable in installments and the due date has not been
accelerated, the instrument becomes overdue on the day after the due date.
(c) If a due date with respect to principal has been a ccelerated, the instrument
becomes overdue on the day after the accelerated due date.
(3) Unless the due date of principal has been accelerated, an instrument does not
become overdue if there is default in payment of interest but no default in payment
of principal.
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