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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 6. (a) A dissolved corporation may dispose of the known claims against the corporation by following the procedure described in this section.
(b) The dissolved corporation shall notify the corporation's known claimants in writing of the dissolution at any time after the effective date of the dissolution. The written notice must do the following:
(1) Specify the amount that the dissolved corporation believes will satisfy the claim.
(2) Inform the creditor that the creditor has the right to dispute the amount of the claim and describe the procedure for disputing the amount of the claim.
(3) Provide a mailing address where a dispute of the amount of the claim may be sent.
(4) State the deadline, which may not be less than sixty (60) days after the effective date of the written notice, by which the dissolved corporation must receive the dispute of the amount of the claim.
(5) State that the claim will be fixed at the amount specified by the dissolved corporation if a dispute of the amount of the claim is not received by the deadline.
(c) If the amount of a claim is disputed, the claimant must notify the dissolved corporation of the dispute by the deadline. If the dissolved corporation rejects the disputed amount, the claimant must commence a proceeding to enforce the claim not later than ninety (90) days after the effective date of the dissolved corporation's rejection notice.
(d) The amount of the claim is fixed if:
(1) the claimant does not notify the dissolved corporation by the deadline; or
(2) the claimant who has notified the dissolved corporation of a dispute and has received a rejection notice does not commence a proceeding not later than ninety (90) days from the effective date of the rejection notice.
(e) Regardless of a dispute in the amount of a claim, the dissolved corporation must tender to the claimant the amount of the claim set forth by the dissolved corporation in the notice of claim not later than thirty (30) days after the earlier of the following dates:
(1) The date that the claim becomes fixed.
(2) The date that the claimant commences the proceeding to enforce the claim.
(f) For purposes of this section, “claim” does not include a contingent liability or a claim based on an event occurring after the effective date of dissolution.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 23. Business and Other Associations § 23-17-22-6 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-23-business-and-other-associations/in-code-sect-23-17-22-6/
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