Okla. Stat. tit. 12A, § 12A-3-113
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Date of Instrument
Official statutory text
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 subsection (c)
of Section 4-401 of this title, 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.
(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 subsection (c)
of Section 4-401 of this title, 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.
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