§1308.3. Conversion of state of organization

            A. Unless prohibited by the laws of the other state, a domestic limited liability company may convert its state of organization from this state to any other state, and a foreign limited liability company may convert its state of organization from any other state to this state.

            B. Such conversion may be made by a limited liability company only pursuant to this Section and only after authorization by a majority of the members, or by such larger vote as the articles of organization or an operating agreement may require.

            C. The domestic or foreign limited liability company seeking conversion shall file with the secretary of state a written request for conversion of the state of organization. If the company is manager-managed, the request shall be executed by a manager of the company. The request for conversion shall be acknowledged by at least one of the persons who signed it or may be executed by authentic act. The secretary of state may prescribe and furnish forms for filing the request for conversion. If the company is member-managed, the request shall be executed by a member of the company. The request shall contain all of the following:

            (1) The name of the limited liability company, which shall comply with the provisions of R.S. 12:1306.

            (2) The full name and municipal address of either each current manager of the limited liability company, if management of the limited liability company is vested in one or more managers, or of each of the current members, if management of the limited liability company is reserved to the members.

            (3) A statement, as appropriate, that the limited liability company is converting its state of organization from another named state to this state and is continuing its existence in and under the laws of this state, or is converting its state of organization from this state to another named state and is continuing its existence in and under the laws of such other named state.

            (4) A statement that a majority of the members, or such larger vote as the articles of organization or the operating agreement may require, has approved the conversion of the state of organization.

            (5) The manner and basis of converting the interests of the members of the limited liability company into the interests of the members in the converted limited liability company.

            (6) A statement that the limited liability company, in changing its state of organization, has complied with the laws and requirements of both the prior and new state of organization.

            (7) Any other provision, attachment, or exhibit, not inconsistent with law, that the members elect to set forth or include in the certificate of conversion.

            (8) If the limited liability company is converting its state of organization from another state to this state:

            (a) The location and municipal street address, if any, of the limited liability company's registered office. An address consisting of a post office box alone is insufficient.

            (b) The location and municipal street address, if any, of each of the limited liability company's registered agents, together with a notarized affidavit of acknowledgment and acceptance signed by each such agent. An address consisting of a post office box alone is insufficient.

            (c) A copy of its articles of organization which are in compliance with the requirements of R.S. 12:1305, when the written request for conversion is filed with the secretary of state.

            D. The request for conversion may be delivered to the secretary of state for filing as of any specified date, and, if specified upon such delivery, as of any given time on such date, within thirty days after the date of delivery.

            E. If the secretary of state finds that the request for conversion is in compliance with the provisions of this Section, and after all fees have been paid as required by law, the secretary of state shall record in his office the request for conversion and any attachments or exhibits thereto, after endorsing thereon the date and, if requested, the hour of filing. Thereafter, the secretary of state shall either issue to the limited liability company a certificate of conversion, reciting that such limited liability company has complied with the requirements of this state for converting its state of organization, or advise the limited liability company with reasons why it has denied the request for conversion.

            F. Upon receipt of the certificate of conversion from the secretary of state, and after compliance as applicable with the laws of the other state:

            (1) A domestic limited liability company converting its state of organization from this state to another state shall be deemed to be organized solely under the laws of such other state and no longer under the laws of this state. The limited liability company shall continue to exist without interruption in its organizational form. All rights, title, interests, obligations, and liabilities of the limited liability company shall continue in the limited liability company without impairment, diminution, or termination. Any proceeding pending by or against the limited liability company or its members or managers, in their capacities as such, may be continued by or against the limited liability company without the need for substituting a new party to such proceeding as a result of any conversion of the state of organization as authorized in this Section. The limited liability company shall be deemed to have appointed the secretary of state in this state as its agent for service of process in any proceeding to enforce any liability or obligation against the limited liability company arising or existing prior to the effective time of the conversion of the state of organization.

            (2) A foreign limited liability company converting its state of organization from another state to this state shall be deemed to be organized solely under the laws of this state and no longer under the laws of such other state. The limited liability company shall continue to exist without interruption in its organizational form. All rights, title, interests, obligations, and liabilities of the limited liability company shall continue in the limited liability company without impairment, diminution, or termination. Any proceeding pending by or against the limited liability company or its members or managers, in their capacities as such, may be continued by or against the limited liability company without the need for substituting a new party to such proceeding as a result of a change of the state of organization authorized under this Section. The certificate of conversion issued by the secretary of state shall be conclusive evidence of the fact that the limited liability company has been duly organized under the laws of this state, except that in any proceeding brought by the state to annul, forfeit, or vacate a company's franchise, the certificate of conversion shall be only prima facie evidence of due organization.

            G. In addition to the other requirements of this Section, a domestic limited liability company converting its state of organization from this state to another state shall also file with the secretary of state a certified copy of the certificate of organization or other official certificate obtained by it from the other state evidencing the company's organization under the laws of such state. Such certified copy shall be filed with the secretary of state not later than thirty days after issuance of the official certificate evidencing the company's organization under the laws of the other state.

            Acts 2012, No. 476, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2017, No. 367, §1; Acts 2018, No. 560, §2, eff. May 28, 2018; Acts 2019, No. 19, §2, eff. May 28, 2019.