Michigan § 450.1842a - Publication of notice of dissolution; requirements; claimants commencing proceedings within 1 year of notice.
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§ 450.1842a. Publication of notice of dissolution; requirements; claimants commencing proceedings within 1 year of notice.
A dissolved corporation may also publish notice of dissolution at any time after the effective date of dissolution and request that persons with claims against the corporation present them in accordance with the notice.
The notice must be in accord with both of the following:
Be published 1 time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the dissolved corporation's principal office, or if there is no principal office in this state, its registered office, is or was last located.
State that a claim against the corporation will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within 1 year after the publication date of the newspaper notice.
If the dissolved corporation publishes a newspaper notice in accordance with subsection (2), 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 1 year after the publication date of the newspaper notice:
A claimant who did not receive written notice under section 841a.
A claimant whose claim was timely sent to the dissolved corporation but not acted on.
A claimant whose claim is contingent or based on an event occurring after the effective date of dissolution.
Notwithstanding subsection (3), a claimant having an existing claim known to the corporation at the time of publication in accordance with subsection (2) and who did not receive written notice under section 841a is not barred from commencing a proceeding until 6 months after the claimant has actual notice of the dissolution.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 450.1842a ("Publication of notice of dissolution; requirements; claimants commencing proceedings within 1 year of notice.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. 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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