(a) In any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, as defined in Section 493.010, the assignee shall, within 30 days after the assignment has been accepted in writing, give written notice of the assignment to the assignor's creditors, equityholders, and other parties in interest as set forth on the list provided by the assignor pursuant to subdivision (c).
§ 1802.Notice of Assignment Given By Assignee
Title 11.7. Recovery of Preferences and Exempt Property in an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors · Enacted 1992 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1802 requires the assignee in a general assignment for the benefit of creditors to give written notice to creditors and other parties within 30 days of accepting the assignment, setting a claims-filing deadline of 150 to 180 days out, based on a list the assignor must supply.
Full Text of § 1802
(b) In the notice given pursuant to subdivision (a), the assignee shall establish a date by which creditors must file their claims to be able to share in the distribution of proceeds of the liquidation of the assignor's assets. That date shall be not less than 150 days and not greater than 180 days after the date of the first giving of the written notice to creditors and parties in interest.
(c) The assignor shall provide to the assignee at the time of the making of the assignment a list of creditors, equityholders, and other parties in interest, signed under penalty of perjury, which shall include the names, addresses, cities, states, and ZIP Codes for each person together with the amount of that person's anticipated claim in the assignment proceedings.
Plain-English Summary
Creditors can't file a claim in an assignment proceeding they don't know exists, and Section 1802 makes sure they find out promptly. Once the assignee accepts a general assignment for the benefit of creditors in writing, the assignee has 30 days to send written notice of the assignment to every creditor, equityholder, and other interested party on the list the assignor is required to provide.
That notice does more than announce the assignment; it sets the clock running for the whole claims process. The assignee has to fix a claims-filing deadline somewhere between 150 and 180 days after the notice first goes out, giving creditors a defined window to submit claims before distribution begins. None of this works, though, without the assignor's own cooperation: at the time of the assignment, the assignor must hand the assignee a sworn list of every creditor, equityholder, and interested party, complete with contact information and each person's anticipated claim amount, which is what lets the assignee's notice reach the right people in the first place.
Frequently Asked Questions
How soon must the assignee notify creditors after accepting the assignment?
Within 30 days after accepting the assignment in writing.
How long do creditors have to file claims?
The assignee sets a filing deadline between 150 and 180 days after the notice is first given.
Where does the assignee get the list of creditors to notify?
From the assignor, who must provide a sworn list of creditors, equityholders, and other interested parties, along with their anticipated claim amounts, at the time of the assignment.
What happens if the assignor's list is incomplete?
The section doesn't excuse the assignee's notice duty, but the assignee's obligation runs to the parties identified on the list the assignor supplies under penalty of perjury.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1348, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1993.
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the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 29, 2026.
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Also known as: notice of general assignment to creditorsclaims deadline assignment for benefit of creditors