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<section article="gca" article_name="Corporations and Associations" number="3-901" title_number="3" title_name="Corporations in General -- Extraordinary Actions" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Conversions of Corporations">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle, “other entity” means:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A foreign corporation, as defined in § 1–101 of this article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A domestic limited liability company, as defined in § 4A–101 of this article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A foreign limited liability company, as defined in § 4A–101 of this article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A partnership, as defined in § 9A–101 of this article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>A limited partnership, as defined in § 10–101 of this article, including a limited partnership registered as a limited liability limited partnership under § 10–805 of this article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>A foreign limited partnership, as defined in § 10–101 of this article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>A business trust, as defined in § 1–101 of this article; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>Another form of unincorporated business formed under the laws of this State or the laws of the United States, another state of the United States, a territory, possession, or district of the United States, or a foreign country.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Unless the charter provides otherwise, a Maryland corporation may convert to an other entity by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Approving the conversion in accordance with § 3–902 of this subtitle; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Filing for record with the Department articles of conversion executed in the manner required by Title 1 of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>An other entity may convert to a Maryland corporation having capital stock by complying with § 3–902 of this subtitle and filing for record with the Department:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Articles of conversion executed in the manner required by Title 1 of this article; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Articles of incorporation, which shall include the name of the converting other entity, executed in the manner required by Title 2 of this article and otherwise complying with the Maryland General Corporation Law.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
