1. An organization other than a limited liability company or a foreign limited liability company may convert to a limited liability company, and a limited liability company may convert to an organization other than a foreign limited liability company pursuant to this section, sections 489.1007 through 489.1009, and a plan of conversion, if all of the following apply:

 a. The other organization’s governing statute authorizes the conversion.
 b. The conversion is not prohibited by the law of the jurisdiction that enacted the other organization’s governing statute.
 c. The other organization complies with its governing statute in effecting the conversion.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 489.1006

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Foreign limited liability company: means an unincorporated entity formed under the law of a jurisdiction other than this state and denominated by that law as a limited liability company. See Iowa Code 489.102
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Iowa Code 489.102
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
 2. A plan of conversion must be in a record and must include all of the following:

 a. The name and form of the organization before conversion.
 b. The name and form of the organization after conversion.
 c. The terms and conditions of the conversion, including the manner and basis for converting interests in the converting organization into any combination of money, interests in the converted organization, and other consideration.
 d. The organizational documents of the converted organization that are, or are proposed to be, in a record.