{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42a-3-113","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42a-3-113","heading":"Date of instrument.","body":"(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 42a-4-401(c), an instrument payable on demand is not payable before the date of the instrument.\n(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.","path":["TITLE 42a. UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE","ARTICLE 3*. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS","PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/art_003.htm#sec_42a-3-113","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:15Z","sha256":"94661d331813daeb1f54caf14dd845658d7b00134d68ab25d2c1be9eeaa73a3e","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42a-3-112","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-42a-3-114"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}