Corp. Code, § 2005 · Chapter 20. General Provisions Relating to Dissolution
Corp. Code, § 2005
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The payment of a debt or liability, whether the whereabouts of the creditor is known or unknown, has been adequately provided for if the payment has been provided for by either of the following means:
(a) Payment thereof has been assumed or guaranteed in good faith by one or more financially responsible corporations or other persons or by the United States government or any agency thereof, and the provision (including the financial responsibility of such corporations or other persons) was determined in good faith and with reasonable care by the board to be adequate at the time of any distribution of the assets by the board pursuant to this chapter.
(b) The amount of the debt or liability has been deposited as provided in Section 2008.
This section does not prescribe the exclusive means of making adequate provision for debts and liabilities.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 682.
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