Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corp. Law › CHAPTER 17. General Provisions Relating to Dissolution [8710 - 8724]

(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 724.)
Text current as of August 17, 2026, per California Legislative Information.

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 persons or by the United States government or any agency thereof, and the provision (including the financial responsibility of such 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 8720.

This section does not prescribe the exclusive means of making adequate provision for debts and liabilities.

Related sections: § 8720

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