Maryland § 10-7A-01

§ 10-7A-01.

    (a)    In this subtitle, “other entity” means:

        (1)    A Maryland corporation incorporated under Title 2 of this article;

        (2)    A foreign corporation, as defined in § 1–101 of this article;

        (3)    A domestic limited liability company, as defined in §�4A–101 of this article;

        (4)    A foreign limited liability company, as defined in §�4A–101 of this article;

        (5)    A partnership, as defined in § 9A–101 of this article;

        (6)    A business trust, as defined in §�1–101 of this article;

        (7)    An other 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; or

        (8)    A foreign limited partnership, including a foreign limited partnership registered or denominated as a limited liability limited partnership under the laws of a state other than this State.

    (b)    Unless the partnership agreement provides otherwise, a limited partnership may convert to an other entity by:

        (1)    Approving the conversion in accordance with § 10–7A–02 of this subtitle; and

        (2)    Filing for record with the Department articles of conversion executed in the manner required by § 10–204 of this title.

    (c)    An other entity may convert to a limited partnership by complying with the requirements of §�10–7A–02 of this subtitle and filing for record with the Department:

        (1)    Articles of conversion executed in the manner required by § 10–204 of this title; and

        (2)    A certificate of limited partnership that complies with §�10–201 of this title and, in the case of the conversion of an other entity to a limited liability partnership, §�10–805 of this title, executed in the manner required by §�10–204 of this title.