Utah § 10a-1407 - Disposition of claims by publication -- Disposition in absence of publication.

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§ 10a-1407. Disposition of claims by publication -- Disposition in absence of publication.

16-10a-1407.  Disposition of claims by publication -- Disposition in absence of publication.
(1) A dissolved corporation may publish notice of its dissolution and request that persons with claims against the corporation present them in accordance with the notice.
(2) The notice contemplated in Subsection (1) shall:
(a) be published:
(i) one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the dissolved corporation's principal office is or was located or, if it has no principal office in this state, in Salt Lake County; and
(ii) as required in Section 45-1-101;
(b) describe the information that must be included in a claim and provide an address at which any claim must be given to the corporation; and
(c) state that unless sooner barred by any other statute limiting actions, the claim will be barred if an action to enforce the claim is not commenced within five years after the publication of the notice.
(3) If the dissolved corporation publishes a newspaper or website notice in accordance with Subsection (2), then unless sooner barred under Section 16-10a-1406 or under any other statute limiting actions, the claim of any claimant against the dissolved corporation is barred unless the claimant commences an action to enforce the claim against the dissolved corporation within five years after the publication date of the notice.
(4)
(a) For purposes of this section, "claim" means any claim, including claims of this state, whether known, due or to become due, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, founded on contract, tort, or other legal basis, or otherwise.
(b) For purposes of this section, an action to enforce a claim includes any civil action, and any arbitration under any agreement for binding arbitration between the dissolved corporation and the claimant.
(5) If a dissolved corporation does not publish a newspaper notice in accordance with Subsection (2), then unless sooner barred under Section 16-10a-1406 or under any other statute limiting actions, the claim of any claimant against the dissolved corporation is barred unless the claimant commences an action to enforce the claim against the dissolved corporation within seven years after the date the corporation was dissolved.


Amended by Chapter 378, 2010 General Session

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

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