{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3-113","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:3-113","heading":"Date of instrument.","body":"(a)\nAn 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 28:4-401(c), an instrument payable on demand is not payable before the date of the instrument.\n\n(b)\nIf 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 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 3. Negotiable Instruments.","Part I. General Provisions and Definitions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:3-113","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"1679c9f09b35de06d14d8424cdbba35aa4b696a24b31aac5821c936556bc860b","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3-112","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-3-114"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}