(a)After a plan of conversion is approved:
(1)if the converting organization is an organization formed under, or its internal affairs are governed by, the laws of this state, the converting organization shall file a statement of conversion in accordance with subsection (c), which statement of conversion must be signed in accordance with Section 10A-1-4.01 and which must include:
(A)the name, type of organization, and mailing address of the principal office of the converting organization, and its unique identifying number or other designation as assigned by the Secretary of State, if any;
(B)a statement that the converting organization has been converted into the converted organization;
(C)the name and type of organization of the converted organization and the jurisdiction of its gover
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(a) After a plan of conversion is approved:
(1) if the converting organization is an organization formed under, or its internal affairs are governed by, the laws of this state, the converting organization shall file a statement of conversion in accordance with subsection (c), which statement of conversion must be signed in accordance with Section 10A-1-4.01 and which must include:
(A) the name, type of organization, and mailing address of the principal office of the converting organization, and its unique identifying number or other designation as assigned by the Secretary of State, if any;
(B) a statement that the converting organization has been converted into the converted organization;
(C) the name and type of organization of the converted organization and the jurisdiction of its governing statute;
(D) the street and mailing address of the principal office of the converted organization;
(E) the date the conversion is effective under the governing statute of the converted organization;
(F) a statement that the conversion was approved as required by this chapter;
(G) a statement that the conversion was approved as required by the governing statute of the converted organization;
(H) a statement that a copy of the plan of conversion will be furnished by the converted organization, on request and without cost, to any owner of the converting organization; and
(I) if the converted organization is a foreign organization not authorized to conduct activities and affairs in this state, the street and mailing address of an office for the purposes of Section 10A-3A-13.07(b); and
(2) if the converted organization is a nonprofit corporation, the converting organization shall deliver for filing a certificate of incorporation in accordance with subsection (d), which certificate of incorporation must include, in addition to the information required by Section 10A-3A-2.02:
(A) a statement that the nonprofit corporation was converted from the converting organization;
(B) the name and type of organization of the converting organization, the jurisdiction of the converting organization’s governing statute, and the converting organization’s unique identifying number or other designation as assigned by the Secretary of State, if any; and
(C) a statement that the conversion was approved in a manner that complied with the converting organization’s governing statute.
(b) A conversion becomes effective:
(1) if the converted organization is a nonprofit corporation, when the certificate of incorporation takes effect; and
(2) if the converted organization is not a nonprofit corporation, as provided by the governing statute of the converted organization.
(c) If the converting organization is an organization formed under, or its internal affairs are governed by, the laws of this state, then the converting organization shall deliver for filing the statement of conversion required under subsection (a)(1) to the Secretary of State.
(d) If the converted organization is a nonprofit corporation, then, the converting organization shall deliver for filing the certificate of incorporation required under subsection (a)(2) to the Secretary of State.
(e) If the converting organization is required to deliver for filing a statement of conversion and a certificate of formation or a certificate of incorporation to the Secretary of State, then the converting organization shall deliver for filing the statement of conversion and the certificate of formation or certificate of incorporation to the Secretary of State simultaneously.
(f) If:
(1) the converting organization is a filing entity or a foreign filing entity registered to conduct activities and affairs in this state;
(2) the converted organization will be a filing entity or a foreign filing entity registered to conduct activities and affairs in this state;
(3) the name of the converting organization and the converted organization are to be the same, other than words, phrases, or abbreviations indicating the type of entity; and
(4) the name of the converted organization complies with Division A of Article 5 of Chapter 1 or Section 10A-1-7.07, as the case may be; then notwithstanding Division B of Article 5 of Chapter 1, no name reservation shall be required and the converted organization shall for all purposes of this title be entitled to utilize the name of the converting organization without any further action by the converting organization or the converted organization.
(g) A certified copy of any document required to be filed under this section may be filed in the real estate records in the office of the judge of probate in any county in which the converting organization owned real property, without payment and without collection by the judge of probate of any deed or other transfer tax or fee. The judge of probate shall, however, be entitled to collect a filing fee of five dollars ($5). Any such filing with the judge of probate shall evidence chain of title, but lack of filing shall not affect the converted organization’s title to such real property.
(h) A statement of conversion is a filing instrument under Chapter 1.
(i) The filing fees for a statement of conversion shall be as set forth in Chapter 1.