Notice to creditors—Claims

(1) The director shall publish on the department's public website and also once a week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation, which the director shall select, a notice requiring all persons having claims against the dissolved state trust company to make proof of claim to the department as specified in the notice not later than ninety days from the date of the first publication of such notice. (2) The director shall mail similar notices to all persons whose names appeared as creditors upon the books of the state trust company as of the date and time of the director taking possession pursuant to RCW 30B.44B.005 or 30B.44B.010. (3) The director may approve or reject any claims, but shall serve notice of rejection upon the claimant by mail or personally. A declaration of service of such notice, signed under penalty of perjury, shall be deemed a rebuttable presumption that notice has been given pursuant to this section. (4) No action shall be brought on any claim after ninety days from the date of service of notice of rejection. (5) After the expiration of the time fixed in the notice, the director shall have no power to accept any claim. (6) Any claim that has not been filed with the department as required by this section is barred as a matter of law.