Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 490.1406 (2026)

Known claims against dissolved corporation

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1. A dissolved corporation may dispose of the known claims against it by notifying its known claimants in writing of the dissolution at any time after its effective date.

2. The written notice must do all of the following:

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 must not be fewer than one hundred twenty days after the written notice is effective, by which the dissolved corporation shall receive the claim.

d. State that the claim will be barred if not received by the deadline.

3. A claim against the dissolved corporation is barred if any of the following occurs:

a. A claimant who was given written notice under subsection 2 does not deliver the claim to the dissolved corporation by the deadline.

b. A claimant whose claim was rejected by the dissolved corporation does not commence a proceeding to enforce the claim within ninety days after the rejection notice is effective.

4. As used in this section, “claim” does not include a contingent liability or a claim based on an event occurring after the effective date of dissolution. 89 Acts, ch 288, §150; 2002 Acts, ch 1154, §93, 125; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §175, 230 Referred to in §490.1302, 490.1407, 490.1409, 490.1421, 490.1433 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1993–2000 · leading case: Ezzone v. Riccardi, 525 N.W.2d 388 (Iowa 1994).
Ezzone v. Riccardi, 525 N.W.2d 388 (Iowa 1994). · cites it 4× “102 (1983) ( see now Iowa Code §§ 490.1406 and .1407 (1993)). Most importantly, under no circumstances could a canceled corporation prosecute an action in its own name prior to reinstatement.”
Jones v. F.C. Morris & Sons, Inc. (In Re Morris), 171 B.R. 999 (S.D. Ill. 1993). “Nos. 90-0055 & 90-0056, slip op. at 3 (Bankr.”
In Re Quad City Minority Broadcasters, Inc., 252 B.R. 773 (Bankr. S.D. Iowa 2000). “1405 and notify claimants under sections 490.1406 and 490.1407. 4. The administrative dissolution of a corporation does not terminate the authority of its registered agent.”
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