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KRS 271B.14-070: Unknown claims against dissolved corporation.

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    (1) A dissolved corporation may also publish notice of its dissolution and request that

    persons with claims against the corporation present them in accordance with the

    notice.

    (2) The notice shall:

    (a) Be published one (1) time in a newspaper of general circul ation in the county

    where the dissolved corporation's principal office (or, if none in this state, its

    registered office) is or was last located;

    (b) Describe the information that must be included in a claim and provide a

    mailing address where the claim may be sent; and

    (c) State that a claim against the corporation will be barred unless a proceeding to

    enforce the claim is commenced within two (2) years after the publication of

    the notice.

    (3) If the dissolved corporation publishes a newspaper notice in ac cordance with

    subsection (2) of this section, the claim of each of the following claimants shall be

    barred unless the claimant commences a proceeding to enforce the claim against the

    dissolved corporation within two (2) years after the publication date of the

    newspaper notice:

    (a) A claimant who did not receive written notice under KRS 271B.14-060;

    (b) A claimant whose claim was timely sent to the dissolved corporation but not

    acted on; and

    (c) A claimant whose claim is contingent or based on an event occur ring after the

    effective date of dissolution.

    (4) A claim may be enforced under this section:

    (a) Against the dissolved corporation, to the extent of its undistributed assets; or

    (b) If the assets have been distributed in liquidation, against a shareholder of the

    dissolved corporation to the extent of his pro rata share of the claim or the

    corporate assets distributed to him in liquidation, whichever is less, but a

    shareholder's total liability for all claims under this section shall not exceed

    the total amount of assets distributed to him.

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