Maine Revised Statutes

§707. Unknown claims against dissolved limited liability company

1. Publication of notice for unknown claims.  A dissolved limited liability company may publish notice of its dissolution pursuant to this section that requests that persons with claims against a limited liability company present them in accordance with the notice set forth in subsection 2.
[ 1993, c. 718, Pt. A, §1 (NEW) .]
2. Notice requirements.  The notice must:
A. Be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the dissolved limited liability company's principal office is or was located or, if none in this State, in Kennebec County; [2007, c. 323, Pt. D, §15 (AMD); 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF).]
B. Describe the information that must be included in a claim and provide a mailing address where the claim may be sent; and [1993, c. 718, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]
C. State that a claim against a limited liability company will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within 5 years after the publication of the notice. [1993, c. 718, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]
[ 2007, c. 323, Pt. D, §15 (AMD); 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AFF) .]
3. Claims barred.  If the dissolved limited liability company publishes a newspaper notice in accordance with subsection 2 and files a certificate of cancellation pursuant to section 625, the claim of each of the following claimants is barred unless the claimant commences a proceeding to enforce the claim against the dissolved limited liability company within 5 years after the later of publication date of the newspaper notice or the filing of the certificate of cancellation:
A. A claimant who did not receive written notice under section 706; [1993, c. 718, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]
B. A claimant whose claim was timely sent to the dissolved limited liability company but not acted on; and [1993, c. 718, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]
C. A claimant whose claim is contingent or based on an event occurring after the effective date of dissolution. [1993, c. 718, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]
[ 1993, c. 718, Pt. A, §1 (NEW) .]
4. Enforcement of claim.  A claim may be enforced under this section:
A. Against the dissolved limited liability company, to the extent of its undistributed assets; or [1993, c. 718, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]
B. If the assets have been distributed in liquidation, against a member of the dissolved limited liability company to the extent of that member's pro rata share of the claim or the assets of a limited liability company distributed to the member in liquidation, whichever is less, but a member's total liability for all claims under this section may not exceed the total amount of assets distributed to that member. [1993, c. 718, Pt. A, §1 (NEW).]
[ 1993, c. 718, Pt. A, §1 (NEW) .]
SECTION HISTORY
1993, c. 718, §A1 (NEW). 2007, c. 323, Pt. D, §15 (AMD). 2007, c. 323, Pt. G, §4 (AMD).

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