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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 621<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapter 288<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":346399,"section_number":"13.1-1081","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-1081\/"},{"id":366712,"section_number":"50-73.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.1\/"},{"id":366870,"section_number":"50-73.79","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/50-73.79\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1376247,"object_type":"law","relational_id":346549,"identifier":"13.1-1272","token":"13.1\/14\/12\/13.1-1272","url":"\/13.1-1272\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-1272\/","token":"13.1\/14\/12\/13.1-1272","dublin_core":{"Title":"Entity conversion","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-1272","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A domestic business trust<\/span> may become a domestic limited liability company pursuant to a plan of entity conversion<\/span> that is approved by the domestic business trust<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A domestic limited liability company may become a domestic business trust<\/span> pursuant to a plan of entity conversion<\/span> that is approved by the limited liability company in accordance with the provisions of Article 15 (§ 13.1-1081<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 12. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Unless otherwise provided for in Chapter 2.2 (§ 50-73.79<\/a> et seq.) of Title 50, a domestic partnership<\/span> that has filed either a statement of partnership authority or a statement of registration as a registered limited liability partnership<\/span> with the Commission<\/span> that is not canceled may become a domestic business trust<\/span> pursuant to a plan of entity conversion<\/span> that is approved by the domestic partnership<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Unless otherwise provided for in Chapter 2.1 (§ 50-73.1<\/a> et seq.) of Title 50, a domestic limited partnership<\/span> that has filed a certificate of limited partnership with the Commission<\/span> that is not canceled may become a domestic business trust<\/span> pursuant to a plan of entity conversion<\/span> that is approved by the domestic limited partnership<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of this article. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> An other entity<\/span> may become a domestic business trust<\/span> pursuant to a plan of entity conversion<\/span> that is approved by the other entity<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of its governing instrument<\/span> for amendments to the governing instrument<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENTITY CONVERSION (\u00a7 13.1-1272)\n\nA. A domestic business trust may become a domestic limited liability company\npursuant to a plan of entity conversion that is approved by the domestic\nbusiness trust in accordance with the provisions of this article.\n\nB. A domestic limited liability company may become a domestic business trust\npursuant to a plan of entity conversion that is approved by the limited\nliability company in accordance with the provisions of Article 15 (§\n13.1-1081 et seq.) of Chapter 12.\n\nC. Unless otherwise provided for in Chapter 2.2 (§ 50-73.79 et seq.) of\nTitle 50, a domestic partnership that has filed either a statement of\npartnership authority or a statement of registration as a registered limited\nliability partnership with the Commission that is not canceled may become a\ndomestic business trust pursuant to a plan of entity conversion that is approved\nby the domestic partnership in accordance with the provisions of this article.\n\nD. Unless otherwise provided for in Chapter 2.1 (§ 50-73.1 et seq.) of\nTitle 50, a domestic limited partnership that has filed a certificate of limited\npartnership with the Commission that is not canceled may become a domestic\nbusiness trust pursuant to a plan of entity conversion that is approved by the\ndomestic limited partnership in accordance with the provisions of this article.\n\nE. An other entity may become a domestic business trust pursuant to a plan of\nentity conversion that is approved by the other entity in accordance with the\nprovisions of its governing instrument for amendments to the governing\ninstrument.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 621; 2016, c. 288.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}