California · Commercial Code
COM §3113: (a) An instrument may be antedated or postdated.
What this law says, in plain English
An instrument may be dated earlier or later than the date it is actually created or executed.
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(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 subdivision (c) of Section 4401, 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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