(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, by complying with this chapter, a domestic entity may become (1) a domestic entity of a different type; or (2) a foreign entity of a different type, provided the conversion is authorized by the law of the foreign jurisdiction.

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Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 34-631

  • Conversion: means a transaction authorized by part IV of this chapter. See Connecticut General Statutes 34-600
  • Foreign entity: means an entity other than a domestic entity. See Connecticut General Statutes 34-600
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Merger: means a transaction in which two or more merging entities are combined into a surviving entity pursuant to a filing with the Secretary of the State. See Connecticut General Statutes 34-600
  • Organic rules: means the public organic document and private organic rules of an entity. See Connecticut General Statutes 34-600
  • Protected agreement: means (A) a record evidencing indebtedness and any related agreement in effect on or after January 1, 2014. See Connecticut General Statutes 34-600

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, by complying with the provisions of this part applicable to foreign entities, a foreign entity may become a domestic entity of a different type, provided the conversion is authorized by the law of the foreign entity’s jurisdiction of organization or the foreign entity’s organic rules.

(c) If a protected agreement contains a provision that applies to a merger of a domestic entity but does not refer to a conversion, such provision shall apply to a conversion of the entity as if the conversion were a merger until such time after January 1, 2014, as the provision is amended.