Guam § 171209 - Known Claims against Dissolved Limited Cooperative Association.

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§ 171209. Known Claims against Dissolved Limited Cooperative Association.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (d) of this Section, a dissolved limited cooperative

association shall give notice of a known claim under Subsection (b) of this Section, which has the effect

provided in Subsection (c) of this Section.

(b) A dissolved limited cooperative association in a record shall notify its known claimants of the

dissolution. The notice must:

(1) specify the information required to be included in a claim;

(2) state that a claim must be in writing and provide a mailing address to which the claim is to be

sent;

(3) state the deadline for receipt of a claim, which may not be less than one hundred twenty (120)

calendar days after the date the notice is received by the claimant; and

(4) state that the claim will be barred if not received by the deadline.

(c) A claim against a dissolved limited cooperative association is barred if the requirements of

Subsection (b) of this Section are met, and:

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(1) the claim is not received by the specified deadline; or

(2) if the claim is timely received but rejected by the association:

(A) the association causes the claimant to receive a notice in a record stating that the claim

is rejected and will be barred unless the claimant commences an action against the association to

enforce the claim no later than ninety (90) calendar days after the claimant receives the notice;

and

(B) the claimant does not commence the required action no later than ninety (90) calendar

days after the claimant receives the notice.

(d) This Section does not apply to a claim based on an event occurring after the date of dissolution or

a liability that on that date is contingent.

Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 171209 ("Known Claims against Dissolved Limited Cooperative Association.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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