Connecticut § 34-645 - Certificate of domestication; effective date.
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§ 34-645. Certificate of domestication; effective date.
Sec. 34-645. Certificate of domestication; effective date. (a) A certificate of domestication shall be signed on behalf of the domesticating entity and filed with the Secretary of the State.
(b) A certificate of domestication shall contain:
(1) The name, jurisdiction of organization and type of the domesticating entity;
(2) The name and jurisdiction of organization of the domesticated entity;
(3) If the certificate of domestication is not effective upon its filing, the date and time when it shall become effective, which may not be later than ninety days after the date of such filing;
(4) If the domesticating entity is a domestic entity, a statement that the plan of domestication was approved in accordance with this part or, if the domesticating entity is a foreign entity, a statement that the domestication was approved in accordance with the law of its jurisdiction of organization;
(5) If the domesticated entity is a domestic filing entity, its public organic document, as an attachment;
(6) If the domesticated entity is a domestic limited liability partnership, its certificate of limited liability partnership as an attachment; and
(7) If the domesticated entity is a foreign entity that is not a qualified foreign entity, a mailing address to which the Secretary of the State may send any process served on the Secretary of the State pursuant to subsection (e) of section 34-646.
(c) In addition to the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, a certificate of domestication may contain any other provision not prohibited by law.
(d) If the domesticated entity is a domestic entity, its public organic document, if any, shall satisfy the requirements of the law of this state, except it does not need to be signed and may omit any provision that is not required to be included in a restatement of the public organic document.
(e) A certificate of domestication shall become effective upon the date and time of its filing or the date and time specified in the certificate of domestication.
(P.A. 11-241, S. 32; P.A. 24-70, S. 13.)
History: P.A. 11-241 effective January 1, 2014; P.A. 24-70 replaced references to “statement” with “certificate” throughout.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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