VA Code § 13.1-1086 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 13.1 - Corporations|Chapter 12 - Virginia Limited Liability Company Act|§ 13.1-1086. Effect of entity conversion

A. When an entity conversion under this article becomes effective, with respect to that entity:1. The title to all real estate and other property remains in the resulting entity without reversion or impairment;2. The liabilities of the converting entity remain the liabilities of the resulting entity; and3. A proceeding pending may be continued by or against the resulting entity as if the conversion did not occur.B. When the resulting entity is a domestic stock corporation or business trust:1. The articles of incorporation or articles of trust attached to the articles of entity conversion constitute the articles of incorporation or articles of trust of the resulting entity;2. The interests of the converting entity are reclassified into shares or beneficial interests of the resulting entity in accordance with the plan of entity conversion; and the members of the converting entity are entitled only to the rights provided in the plan of entity conversion;3. The resulting entity is deemed to:a. Be a domestic stock corporation or business trust, as the case may be, for all purposes;b. Be the same stock corporation or business trust without interruption as the converting entity that existed before the conversion; andc. Have been incorporated or formed on the date that the converting entity was originally incorporated, organized, or formed;4. The converting entity shall cease to be a limited liability company when the certificate of entity conversion becomes effective; and5. Any member of a converting entity who, before the conversion, was liable for the liabilities or obligations of the converting entity is not released from those liabilities or obligations by reason of the conversion.C. When the converting entity is a partnership or a limited partnership:1. The articles of organization attached to the articles of entity conversion constitute the articles of organization of the resulting entity;2. The eligible interests of the converting entity are reclassified into membership interests in accordance with the plan of entity conversion; and the partners of the converting entity are entitled only to the rights provided in the plan of entity conversion;3. The resulting entity is deemed to:a. Be a domestic limited liability company for all purposes;b. Be the same limited liability company without interruption as the converting entity that existed before the conversion; andc. Have been organized on the date that the converting entity was originally formed, organized, or incorporated;4. The converting entity shall cease to be a partnership or limited partnership when the certificate of entity conversion becomes effective;5. If the converting entity is a partnership, a statement of partnership authority filed by the partnership that has not been canceled shall be deemed canceled when the certificate of entity conversion becomes effective;6. If the converting entity is a limited partnership, its certificate of limited partnership shall be deemed canceled when the certificate of entity conversion becomes effective;7. If the partnership or limited partnership is registered as a registered limited liability partnership, that status shall be deemed canceled when the certificate of entity conversion becomes effective; and8. Any partner of a converting entity who, before the conversion, was liable for the liabilities or obligations of the converting entity is not released from those liabilities or obligations by reason of the conversion.2016, c. 288.