{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-57d-9-01","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 57D-9-01","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Unless otherwise specifically provided, the following definitions apply in this Article:\n(1)\tArticles of organization and conversion. - The document filed by the Secretary of State under G.S. 57D-9-22 for the purpose of converting an eligible entity into an LLC.\n(2)\tConverting entity. - An eligible entity that converts into another eligible entity pursuant to Part 2 or Part 3 of this Article 9.\n(3)\tConverting LLC. - A converting entity that is an LLC.\n(4)\tEligible entity. - A corporation, including a professional corporation as defined in G.S. 55B-2 and a foreign professional corporation defined in G.S. 55B-16, a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation, a limited liability company, a domestic or foreign limited partnership, a registered limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership as defined in G.S. 59-32, or any other partnership as defined in G.S. 59-36, whether or not formed under the laws of this State.\n(5)\tMerging entity. - An eligible entity that is a party to a merger.\n(6)\tMerging LLC. - A merging entity that is an LLC.\n(7)\tSurviving entity. - The eligible entity into which a converting entity converts or into which an eligible entity is merged. (2013-157, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 57D. North Carolina Limited Liability Company Act.","Article 9. Conversion and Merger.","Part 1. Definitions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_57D/GS_57D-9-01.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:06:47Z","sha256":"7f9effb7cca97d46d184d502843028eaddea3a4c8e83253db7ebe5ce268c246e","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-57d-8-07","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-57d-9-02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}