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<section article="gca" article_name="Corporations and Associations" number="4A-212" title_number="4A" title_name="Limited Liability Company Act" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Formation and Powers">
  <level label="a">
    <text>An individual conducting a business as a proprietorship may convert the proprietorship to a limited liability company by filing articles of organization that meet the requirements of § 4A-204 of this subtitle and include the following:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The name of the individual who conducts the proprietorship; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A description of the property comprising the business to be conducted by the limited liability company.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An individual who becomes a member of a limited liability company as a result of the conversion remains liable for any obligation or liability of the individual incurred or arising before the conversion takes effect, to the extent that the individual would have been obligated or liable if the conversion had not occurred.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The individual’s liability for all obligations and liabilities of the limited liability company incurred or arising after the conversion takes effect is that of a member of a limited liability company, as provided in this title.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
