Kentucky Statutes 355.3-112 – Interest
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(1) Unless otherwise provided in the instrument:
(a) An instrument is not payable with interest; and
(b) Interest on an interest-bearing instrument is payable from the date of the instrument.
(2) Interest may be stated in an instrument as a fixed or variable amount of money or it may be expressed as a fixed or variable rate or rates. The amount or rate of interest may be stated or described in the instrument in any manner and may require reference to information not contained in the instrument. If an instrument provides for interest, but the amount of interest payable cannot be ascertained from the description, interest is payable at the judgment rate in effect at the place of payment of the instrument and at the time interest first accrues.
Effective: January 1, 1997
History: Repealed and reenacted 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 12, effective January 1,
1997. — Amended 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 3, effective July 1, 1964. — Created
1958 Ky. Acts ch. 77, sec. 3-112, effective July 1, 1960.
(a) An instrument is not payable with interest; and
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 355.3-112
- Variable Rate: Having a "variable" rate means that the APR changes from time to time based on fluctuations in an external rate, normally the Prime Rate. This external rate is known as the "index." If the index changes, the variable rate normally changes. Also see Fixed Rate.
(b) Interest on an interest-bearing instrument is payable from the date of the instrument.
(2) Interest may be stated in an instrument as a fixed or variable amount of money or it may be expressed as a fixed or variable rate or rates. The amount or rate of interest may be stated or described in the instrument in any manner and may require reference to information not contained in the instrument. If an instrument provides for interest, but the amount of interest payable cannot be ascertained from the description, interest is payable at the judgment rate in effect at the place of payment of the instrument and at the time interest first accrues.
Effective: January 1, 1997
History: Repealed and reenacted 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 12, effective January 1,
1997. — Amended 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 3, effective July 1, 1964. — Created
1958 Ky. Acts ch. 77, sec. 3-112, effective July 1, 1960.