§ 55-14-07. Unknown and certain other claims against dissolved corporation.
§55‑14‑07. Unknown and certain other claims against dissolvedcorporation.
(a) A dissolvedcorporation may also publish notice of its dissolution and request that personswith claims against the corporation present them in accordance with the notice.
(b) The notice must:
(1) Be published onetime in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the dissolvedcorporation's principal office (or, if none in this State, its registeredoffice) is or was last located;
(2) Describe theinformation that must be included in a claim and provide a mailing addresswhere the claim may be sent; and
(3) State that a claimagainst the corporation will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claimis commenced within five years after the publication of the notice.
(c) If the dissolvedcorporation publishes a newspaper notice in accordance with subsection (b), theclaim of each of the following claimants is barred unless the claimantcommences a proceeding to enforce the claim against the dissolved corporation withinfive years after the publication date of the newspaper notice:
(1) A claimant who didnot receive written notice under G.S. 55‑14‑06;
(2) A claimant whoseclaim was timely sent to the dissolved corporation but not acted on;
(3) A claimant whoseclaim is contingent or based on an event occurring after the effective date ofdissolution. (1955, c. 1371, s. 1; 1973, c. 469, ss. 39, 40, c.476, s. 193; 1989, c. 265, s. 1.)