{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-809.04","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 29-809.04","heading":"Filings required for merger; effective date.","body":"(a)\nAfter each constituent company has approved a merger, articles of merger shall be signed on behalf of each constituent company, as provided in § 29-802.03(a).\n\n(b)\nArticles of merger under this section shall include:\n(1)\nThe name of each constituent company and the jurisdiction of its governing statute;\n(2)\nThe name of the surviving company, the jurisdiction of its governing statute, and, if the surviving company is created by the merger, a statement to that effect;\n(3)\nThe date the merger is effective under the governing statute of the surviving company;\n(4)\nIf the surviving company is to be created by the merger, the company’s certificate of organization;\n(5)\nIf the surviving company preexists the merger, any amendments provided for in the plan of merger for its certificate of organization;\n(6)\nA statement as to each constituent company that the merger was approved as required by the company’s governing statute;\n(7)\nIf the surviving company is a foreign limited liability company not authorized to do business in the District, the street and mailing addresses of an office that the Mayor may use for the purposes of § 29-809.05(b); and\n(8)\nAny additional information required by the governing statute of any constituent company.\n\n(c)\nEach constituent company shall deliver the articles of merger for filing with the Mayor.\n\n(d)\nA merger shall be effective under this chapter upon the later of:\n(1)\nCompliance with subsection (c) of this section; or\n(2)\nSubject to § 29-802.05(c) and subchapter II of Chapter 2 of this title, as specified in the articles of merger.","path":["Title 29. Business Organizations. [Enacted title]","Chapter 8. Limited Liability Companies.","Subchapter IX. Merger and Domestication."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/29-809.04","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"b7dd2957b6dd179b13f11985087adeb3f749a65c8a5392edab0e180b38205e56","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-809.03","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-809.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}