{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-12-1001","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 12–1001","heading":"","body":"(a) In this subtitle, “other entity” means:\n(1) A Maryland corporation incorporated under Title 2 of this article;\n(2) A foreign corporation, as defined in § 1–101 of this article;\n(3) A domestic limited liability company, as defined in § 4A–101 of this article;\n(4) A foreign limited liability company, as defined in § 4A–101 of this article;\n(5) A partnership, as defined in § 9A–101(i) of this article;\n(6) A limited partnership, as defined in § 10–101 of this article, including a limited partnership registered as a limited liability limited partnership under § 10–805 of this article;\n(7) A foreign limited partnership as defined in § 10–101 of this article;\n(8) A business trust, as defined in § 1–101 of this article, excluding a statutory trust; or\n(9) Another form of unincorporated business formed under the laws of this State or the laws of the United States, another state of the United States, a territory, possession, or district of the United States, or a foreign country.\n(b) Except as provided in its governing instrument, a statutory trust may convert to an other entity by:\n(1) Approving the conversion in accordance with § 12–1002 of this subtitle; and\n(2) Filing for record with the Department articles of conversion executed in the manner required by Title 1 of this article.\n(c) An other entity may convert to a statutory trust by complying with § 12–1002 of this subtitle and filing for record with the Department:\n(1) Articles of conversion executed in the manner required by Title 1 of this article; and\n(2) A certificate of trust, which shall include the name of the converting other entity, executed in the manner required by § 12–204 of this title and otherwise complying with this title.","path":["Article - Corporations and Associations"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gca\u0026section=12-1001","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:43Z","sha256":"ed4b87a56d47fad90cab7770a4175e82b0dc31c87c62745a9c13e1589c43e457","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-12-912","next":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-12-1002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}