ABC Notice Requirements: Publication and Personal Notice

California law has specific requirements for recording and publishing notice of an ABC. These requirements exist to protect creditors who may not be in direct contact with the business and to establish the official record of the assignment date.

Recording and Publication

The Assignment Deed must be recorded with the county recorder in the county where the business is located. Notice of the assignment must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in that county — once a week for four successive weeks. The assignee’s proof of mailing and the affidavit of publication are critical records that establish the bar date.

Publication provides constructive notice to creditors not personally notified. A creditor who later claims they didn’t know about the assignment but who could have learned about it from the published notice is generally bound by the bar date.

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