12. To be admissible, a claim against the fund must be filed within the year in which the claimant becomes aware that sums or property have been used for purposes other than those for which they were entrusted to the notary in the practice of his profession.
Subject to section 13, a claim that is not filed within the prescribed period is inadmissible.
O.C. 59-2012, s. 12; 171-2020O.C. 171-2020, s. 101.