§ 31B-8-807 — Known claims against dissolved limited liability company

West Virginia § 31B-8-807

• Jurisdiction: West Virginia
• Ch. 31B: UNIFORM LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT
• Art. 8: WINDING UP COMPANY'S BUSINESS

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(a) A dissolved limited liability company may dispose of the known claims against it by following the procedure described in this section.

(b) A dissolved limited liability company shall notify its known claimants in writing of the dissolution. The notice must:

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

(2) Provide a mailing address where the claim is to be sent;

(3) State the deadline for receipt of the claim, which may not be less than one hundred twenty days after the date the written 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 liability company is barred if the requirements of subsection (b) of this section are met, and:

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

(2) In the case of a claim that is timely received but rejected by the dissolved company, the claimant does not commence a proceeding to enforce the claim within ninety days after the receipt of the notice of the rejection.

(d) For purposes of this section, "claim" does not include a contingent liability or a claim based on an event occurring after the effective date of dissolution.

Legislative History

1996 Reg. Sess., SB338