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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. A corporation, partnership, limited liability company or limited partnership that has been converted pursuant to Section 53-19-60 or 53-19-60.1 NMSA 1978 is for all purposes the same entity that existed before the conversion.
B. When a conversion takes effect:
(1) all property owned by the converting entity is vested in the converted entity;
(2) all debts, liabilities and other obligations of the converting entity continue as obligations of the converted entity;
(3) an action or proceeding pending by or against the converting entity may be continued as if the conversion had not occurred;
(4) except as prohibited by other law, all of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers and purposes of the converting entity are vested in the converted entity; and
(5) except as otherwise provided in the agreement of conversion under Subsection C of Section 53-19-60 NMSA 1978, all of the owners of the converting entity continue as owners of the converted entity.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 53. Corporations § 53-19-61. Conversions and mergers; effect of conversion - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-53-corporations/nm-st-sect-53-19-61/
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