Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 35. CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS

CHAPTER 8. MONTANA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT

Part 9. Dissolution

Known Claims Against Dissolved Or Terminated Limited Liability Companies

35-8-908. Known claims against dissolved or terminated limited liability companies. (1) A dissolved or terminated limited liability company may dispose of the known claims against it by following the procedure described in this section.

(2) The dissolved or terminated limited liability company shall notify its known claimants in writing of the dissolution or termination at any time after the effective date of the dissolution or termination. The written notice must:

(a) describe information that must be included in a claim;

(b) provide a mailing address where a claim may be sent;

(c) state the deadline, which may not be less than 120 days from the later of the effective date of the written notice or the filing of the articles of termination pursuant to 35-8-906, by which the dissolved or terminated limited liability company must receive the claim; and

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

(3) A claim against the dissolved or terminated limited liability company is barred:

(a) if a claimant who was given written notice under subsection (2) does not deliver the claim to the dissolved or terminated limited liability company by the deadline; or

(b) if a claimant whose claim was rejected by the dissolved or terminated limited liability company does not commence a proceeding to enforce the claim within 90 days from the effective date of the rejection notice.

(4) 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 the dissolution or termination.

History: En. Sec. 53, Ch. 120, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 302, L. 1999.