Maine Code § 31-1396

Known claims against dissolved limited partnership
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1. Dispose of known claims. A dissolved limited partnership may dispose of the known claims
against it by following the procedure described in subsection 2.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]
2. Notice of dissolution. A dissolved limited partnership may notify its known claimants of the
dissolution in a record. The notice must:
A. Specify the information required to be included in a claim; [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2
(NEW).]
B. Provide a mailing address to which the claim is to be sent; [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2
(NEW).]
C. State the deadline for receipt of the claim, which may not be less than 120 days after the date
the notice is received by the claimant; [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]
D. State that the claim will be barred if not received by the deadline; and [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt.
C, §2 (NEW).]
E. Unless the limited partnership has been throughout its existence a limited liability limited
partnership, state that the barring of a claim against the limited partnership will also bar any
corresponding claim against any general partner or person dissociated as a general partner that is
based on section 1354. [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]
3. Claim barred. A claim against a dissolved limited partnership is barred if the requirements of
subsection 2 are met and:
A. The claim is not received by the specified deadline; or [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]
B. In the case of a claim that is timely received but rejected by the dissolved limited partnership,
the claimant does not commence an action to enforce the claim against the limited partnership
within 90 days after the receipt of the notice of the rejection. [PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]
4. Claims or liability after dissolution. This section does not apply to a claim based on an event
occurring after the effective date of dissolution or a liability that is contingent on that date.
[PL 2005, c. 543, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]

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