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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(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 must:
(a) Be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the dissolved corporation's principal office is located, or if the principal office is not in this state, where 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 five years after the publication of the notice.
(3) If the dissolved corporation publishes a newspaper notice in accordance with subsection (2) of this section, the claim of each of the following claimants is barred unless the claimant commences a proceeding to enforce the claim against the dissolved corporation within five years after the publication date of the newspaper notice:
(a) A claimant who did not receive written notice under ORS 60.641;
(b) A claimant whose claim was sent in a timely manner to the dissolved corporation but not acted on; or
(c) A claimant whose claim is contingent or based on an event occurring after the effective date of dissolution.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Corporations and Partnerships § 60.644 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-7-corporations-and-partnerships/or-rev-st-sect-60-644/
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