(1) A dissolved cooperative may also publish notice of its dissolution and request that persons with claims against the cooperative present them in accordance with the notice.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 62.714

  • Cooperative: means a cooperative corporation that is subject to the provisions of this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 62.015

(2) The notice must:

(a) Be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the dissolved cooperative’s principal office is located, or if the principal office is not in this state, where its registered office is or was last located;

(b) Describe the information that must be included in a claim and provide a mailing address where the claim may be sent; and

(c) State that a claim against the cooperative will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within five years after the publication of the notice.

(3) If the dissolved cooperative publishes a newspaper notice in accordance with subsection (2) of this section, the claim of each of the following claimants is barred unless the claimant commences a proceeding to enforce the claim against the dissolved cooperative within five years after the publication date of the newspaper notice:

(a) A claimant who did not receive written notice under ORS § 62.712;

(b) A claimant whose claim was sent in a timely manner to the dissolved cooperative but not acted on; or

(c) A claimant whose claim is contingent or based on an event occurring after the effective date of dissolution. [1995 c.195 § 30]