2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 060 - Private Corporations
Section 60.641 - Known claims against dissolved corporation.


(2) The dissolved corporation shall notify its known claimants in writing of the dissolution at any time after its effective date. 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 fewer than 120 days from the effective date of the written notice, by which the dissolved corporation 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 corporation is barred:
(a) If a claimant who was given written notice under subsection (2) of this section does not deliver the claim to the dissolved corporation by the deadline; or
(b) If a claimant whose claim was rejected by the dissolved corporation 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 dissolution. [1987 c.52 §144]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 02 - Business Organizations, Commercial Code

Chapter 060 - Private Corporations

Section 60.001 - Definitions.

Section 60.004 - Filing requirements.

Section 60.011 - Effective time and date of document.

Section 60.014 - Correcting filed document.

Section 60.017 - Filing duty of Secretary of State.

Section 60.024 - Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.

Section 60.027 - Certificate of existence or authorization.

Section 60.032 - Investigations of violations of chapter; confidentiality; penalties; administrative dissolution; rules.

Section 60.034 - Notice.

Section 60.047 - Articles of incorporation.

Section 60.051 - Incorporation.

Section 60.057 - Organization of corporation.

Section 60.061 - Bylaws.

Section 60.064 - Emergency bylaws.

Section 60.074 - Purposes; prohibition on illegal purposes.

Section 60.077 - General powers.

Section 60.081 - Emergency powers.

Section 60.084 - Challenges to validity of corporate acts.

Section 60.094 - Corporate name.

Section 60.097 - Reserved name.

Section 60.101 - Registered name.

Section 60.111 - Registered office and registered agent.

Section 60.114 - Change of registered office or registered agent.

Section 60.117 - Resignation of registered agent.

Section 60.121 - Service on corporation.

Section 60.131 - Authorized shares.

Section 60.134 - Terms of class or series determined by board of directors.

Section 60.137 - Issued and outstanding shares.

Section 60.141 - Fractional shares.

Section 60.144 - Subscription for shares before incorporation.

Section 60.147 - Issuance of shares.

Section 60.151 - Liability of shareholders.

Section 60.154 - Share dividends.

Section 60.157 - Share rights, options, warrants and other equity compensation; designation by officers.

Section 60.161 - Form and content of certificates.

Section 60.164 - Shares without certificates.

Section 60.167 - Restriction on transfer of shares and other securities.

Section 60.174 - Preemptive rights of shareholders.

Section 60.177 - Corporation’s acquisition of its own shares.

Section 60.181 - Distributions to shareholders.

Section 60.201 - Annual meeting.

Section 60.204 - Special meeting.

Section 60.207 - Court-ordered meeting.

Section 60.209 - Meeting chairperson; closing of polls.

Section 60.211 - Action without meeting.

Section 60.214 - Notice of meeting.

Section 60.217 - Waiver of notice.

Section 60.221 - Record date.

Section 60.222 - Participation at meeting.

Section 60.223 - Meeting inspectors; duties.

Section 60.224 - Shareholders’ list for meeting.

Section 60.227 - Voting entitlement of shares.

Section 60.231 - Proxies.

Section 60.234 - Shares held by nominees.

Section 60.237 - Corporations’ acceptance or rejection of votes, consents, waivers or proxy authorizations.

Section 60.241 - Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups.

Section 60.244 - Action by single and multiple voting groups.

Section 60.247 - Modification of quorum or voting requirements.

Section 60.251 - Voting for directors.

Section 60.254 - Voting trusts.

Section 60.257 - Voting agreements.

Section 60.261 - Derivative proceedings.

Section 60.265 - Validity of shareholder agreements inconsistent with chapter; purposes; notice of agreement; effect on liability.

Section 60.270 - Definitions for ORS 60.270 to 60.291.

Section 60.273 - Defective corporate action; ratification or validation; effective date.

Section 60.276 - Ratification by board of directors; procedure; submission to shareholders.

Section 60.279 - Quorum; notice to shareholders of proposed ratification.

Section 60.282 - Notice of ratification by board of directors.

Section 60.285 - Corrected corporate action; validity; effective date.

Section 60.288 - Articles of validation; filing with Secretary of State.

Section 60.291 - Judicial review of corporate action; persons permitted to seek review.

Section 60.301 - Requirement for and duties of board of directors.

Section 60.307 - Number and election of directors.

Section 60.314 - Terms of directors generally.

Section 60.317 - Staggered terms for directors.

Section 60.321 - Resignation of directors.

Section 60.324 - Removal of directors by shareholders.

Section 60.327 - Removal of directors by judicial proceeding.

Section 60.331 - Vacancy on board.

Section 60.337 - Meetings.

Section 60.341 - Action without meeting.

Section 60.344 - Notice of meeting.

Section 60.347 - Waiver of notice.

Section 60.351 - Quorum and voting.

Section 60.354 - Committees; powers; limitations.

Section 60.357 - General standards for directors.

Section 60.361 - Conflict of interest.

Section 60.364 - Loans to directors.

Section 60.367 - Liability for unlawful distributions.

Section 60.371 - Required officers.

Section 60.377 - Standard of conduct for officers.

Section 60.381 - Resignation and removal of officers.

Section 60.384 - Contract right of officers.

Section 60.387 - Definitions for ORS 60.387 to 60.414.

Section 60.391 - Authority to indemnify directors.

Section 60.397 - Payment of director’s expenses in connection with proceeding.

Section 60.401 - Court-ordered indemnification.

Section 60.404 - Determination and authorization of indemnification.

Section 60.407 - Indemnification of officers, employees and agents.

Section 60.414 - Application of ORS 60.387 to 60.411.

Section 60.431 - Authority.

Section 60.434 - Amendment by board of directors.

Section 60.437 - Amendment by board of directors and shareholders.

Section 60.441 - Voting on amendments by voting groups.

Section 60.447 - Articles of amendment.

Section 60.451 - Restated articles of incorporation.

Section 60.454 - Amendment pursuant to reorganization.

Section 60.461 - Amendment or repeal by board of directors or shareholders.

Section 60.464 - Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for shareholders.

Section 60.467 - Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for directors.

Section 60.470 - Definitions for ORS 60.470 to 60.501.

Section 60.472 - Conversion.

Section 60.474 - Action on plan of conversion.

Section 60.476 - Articles and plan of conversion.

Section 60.478 - Effect of conversion; assumed business name.

Section 60.481 - Merger.

Section 60.484 - Share exchange.

Section 60.487 - Action on plan of merger or share exchange.

Section 60.491 - Merger with subsidiary.

Section 60.494 - Articles and plan of merger or share exchange.

Section 60.497 - Effect of merger or share exchange.

Section 60.501 - Merger or share exchange with foreign corporation.

Section 60.531 - Sale of assets in regular course of business; mortgage of assets.

Section 60.534 - Sale of assets other than in regular course of business.

Section 60.551 - Definitions for ORS 60.551 to 60.594.

Section 60.554 - Right to dissent.

Section 60.557 - Dissent by nominees and beneficial owners.

Section 60.561 - Notice of dissenters’ rights.

Section 60.564 - Notice of intent to demand payment.

Section 60.567 - Dissenters’ notice.

Section 60.571 - Duty to demand payment.

Section 60.574 - Share restrictions.

Section 60.577 - Payment.

Section 60.581 - Failure to take action.

Section 60.584 - After-acquired shares.

Section 60.587 - Procedure if shareholder dissatisfied with payment or offer.

Section 60.591 - Court action.

Section 60.594 - Court costs and counsel fees.

Section 60.621 - Dissolution by incorporators or initial directors.

Section 60.627 - Dissolution by board of directors and shareholders.

Section 60.631 - Articles of dissolution.

Section 60.634 - Revocation of dissolution.

Section 60.637 - Effect of dissolution.

Section 60.641 - Known claims against dissolved corporation.

Section 60.644 - Unknown claims against dissolved corporation; use of insurance assets of dissolved corporation.

Section 60.645 - Enforcement of claims against dissolved corporation.

Section 60.647 - Grounds for administrative dissolution.

Section 60.651 - Procedure; effect of administrative dissolution.

Section 60.654 - Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.

Section 60.657 - Appeal from denial of reinstatement.

Section 60.661 - Grounds for judicial dissolution; finding that corporation is shell entity; prima facie showing by Attorney General; effects; affirmative defenses.

Section 60.664 - Procedure for judicial dissolution.

Section 60.667 - Receivership or custodianship.

Section 60.671 - Judgment of dissolution.

Section 60.701 - Authority to transact business required.

Section 60.704 - Consequences of transacting business without authority.

Section 60.707 - Application for authority to transact business.

Section 60.711 - Amendment to application for authority.

Section 60.714 - Effect of authority.

Section 60.717 - Corporate name of foreign corporation.

Section 60.721 - Registered office and registered agent of foreign corporation.

Section 60.724 - Change of registered office or registered agent of foreign corporation.

Section 60.727 - Resignation of registered agent of foreign corporation.

Section 60.731 - Service on foreign corporation.

Section 60.734 - Withdrawal of foreign corporation.

Section 60.737 - Grounds for revocation.

Section 60.741 - Procedure for and effect of revocation.

Section 60.747 - Reinstatement of authority.

Section 60.750 - Definitions for ORS 60.750 to 60.770.

Section 60.752 - Application of benefit company laws.

Section 60.754 - Status as benefit company; election to become benefit company; election to become other entity; votes required.

Section 60.756 - Minimum status vote required to approve certain actions; voting requirements.

Section 60.758 - Benefit company purposes and powers.

Section 60.760 - Duties of, standard of conduct for and liabilities of governor of benefit company.

Section 60.762 - Benefit company board of governors; benefit governor; duties, powers and liabilities.

Section 60.764 - Duties of, standard of conduct for and liabilities of officers and managers of benefit company.

Section 60.766 - Proceedings against benefit company; when allowed; who may commence.

Section 60.768 - Benefit report; contents required; delivery and posting.

Section 60.770 - Assessment of public benefit.

Section 60.771 - Corporate records.

Section 60.774 - Inspection of records by shareholders.

Section 60.777 - Scope of inspection right.

Section 60.781 - Court-ordered inspection.

Section 60.787 - Annual report; updates; rules.

Section 60.801 - Definitions for ORS 60.801 to 60.816.

Section 60.804 - Applicability of ORS 60.801 to 60.816.

Section 60.807 - Voting rights of control shares.

Section 60.810 - Acquiring person statement; shareholder meeting.

Section 60.813 - Dissenters’ rights.

Section 60.816 - Short title.

Section 60.825 - Definitions for ORS 60.825 to 60.845.

Section 60.830 - Ownership of shares.

Section 60.835 - Prohibited business combinations.

Section 60.840 - Exceptions to ORS 60.835.

Section 60.952 - Court proceeding by shareholder in close corporation; conditions; court-ordered remedies; share purchase; expenses.

Section 60.964 - Saving provisions.

Section 60.992 - Penalty for signing false document.

Section 60.994 - Liability for certain actions in connection with operation of shell entity; actions as false claim; enforcement by civil action.