Ohio Code § 1303.07

Ohio Code § 1303.07. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 1303.07.

(A) A promise or order is “ payable on demand ” if it states that it is payable on demand or at sight or otherwise indicates that

it is payable at the will of the holder, or if it does not state any time of payment. (B) A promise or order is “ payable at a definite time ” if it is payable on elapse of a definite period of time after sight or acceptance,

at a fixed date or dates, or at a time or times readily ascertainable at the time

the promise or order is issued, subject to any of the following rights: (1) Prepayment; (2) Acceleration; (3) Extension at the option of the holder; (4) Extension to a further definite time at the option of the maker or acceptor or automatically

upon or after a specified act or event. (C) If an instrument, payable at a fixed date, is also payable upon demand made before

the fixed date, the instrument is payable on demand until the fixed date and, if demand

for payment is not made before that date, becomes payable at a definite time on the

fixed date.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1303.07
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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