Louisiana § RS 12:1-932 - Articles of nonprofit conversion
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§ RS 12:1-932. Articles of nonprofit conversion
A. After a plan of nonprofit conversion providing for the conversion of a domestic business corporation to a domestic nonprofit corporation has been adopted and approved as required by this Subpart, articles of nonprofit conversion shall be signed on behalf of the corporation by any officer or other duly authorized representative. The articles shall set forth both of the following:
(1) The name of the corporation immediately before the filing of the articles of nonprofit conversion and if that name does not satisfy the requirements of the Nonprofit Corporation Law, or the corporation desires to change its name in connection with the conversion, a name that satisfies the requirements of the Nonprofit Corporation Law.
(2) A statement that the plan of nonprofit conversion was duly approved by the shareholders in the manner required by this Subpart and the articles of incorporation.
B. The articles of nonprofit conversion shall either contain all of the provisions that the Nonprofit Corporation Law requires to be set forth in articles of incorporation of a domestic nonprofit corporation and any other desired provisions permitted by the Nonprofit Corporation Law, or shall have attached articles of incorporation that satisfy the requirements of the Nonprofit Corporation Law. In either case, provisions that would not be required to be included in restated articles of incorporation of a domestic nonprofit corporation may be omitted.
C. The articles of nonprofit conversion shall be delivered to the secretary of state for filing, and shall take effect at the effective time provided in R.S. 12:1-123.
Acts 2014, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 12:1-932 ("Articles of nonprofit conversion") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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