(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 division (C) of section 1304.30 of the Revised Code, an instrument payable on demand is not payable before the date of the instrument.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 1303.13

  • Issue: means the first delivery of an instrument by the maker or drawer to a holder or nonholder for the purpose of giving rights of the instrument to any person. See Ohio Code 1303.01

(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.