(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 55-4-401 N.M. Stat. Ann., an instrument payable on demand is not payable before the date of the instrument.

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(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.