OR Rev Stat § 60.478 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 02 - Business Organizations, Commercial Code|Chapter 060 - Private Corporations|Section 60.478 - Effect of conversion; assumed business name.

(1) When a conversion to or from a corporation pursuant to ORS 60.472 takes effect: (a) The business entity continues its existence despite the conversion; (b) Title to all real estate and other property owned by the converting business entity is vested in the converted business entity without reversion or impairment; (c) All obligations of the converting business entity, including, without limitation, contractual, tort, statutory and administrative obligations, are obligations of the converted business entity; (d) An action or proceeding pending against the converting business entity or its owners may be continued as if the conversion had not occurred, or the converted business entity may be substituted as a party to the action or proceeding; (e) The ownership interests of each owner that are to be converted into ownership interests or obligations of the converted business entity or any other business entity, or into cash or other property, are converted as provided in the plan of conversion; (f) Liability of an owner for obligations of the business entity, including, without limitation, contractual, tort, statutory and administrative obligations, shall be determined: (A) As to liabilities incurred prior to conversion, according to the laws applicable prior to conversion; and (B) As to liabilities incurred after conversion, according to the laws applicable after conversion, except as provided in paragraph (g) of this subsection; (g) If prior to conversion an owner of a business entity was a partner of a partnership or general partner of a limited partnership and was personally liable for the business entity’s liabilities, and after conversion is an owner normally protected from personal liability, then such owner shall continue to be personally liable for the business entity’s liabilities incurred during the 12 months following conversion, if the other party or parties to the transaction reasonably believed that the owner would be personally liable and had not received notice of the conversion; and (h) Unless the converted business entity is a partnership, the registration of an assumed business name of a business entity pursuant to ORS chapter 648 shall continue as the assumed business name of the converted business entity. If the converted business entity is a partnership, the converting business entity shall amend or cancel the registration of the assumed business name under ORS chapter 648, and the partners of the partnership shall register the name as an assumed business name under ORS chapter 648. (2) Owners of the business entity that converted are entitled to the rights provided in the plan of conversion and: (a) In the case of shareholders of a corporation, the right to dissent and obtain payment of the fair value of the shareholder’s shares as provided in ORS 60.551 to 60.594; and (b) In the case of owners of business entities other than corporations, the rights provided in the statutes, common law and private agreements applicable to the business entity prior to conversion, including, without limitation, any rights to dissent, to dissociate, to withdraw, to recover for breach of any duty or obligation owed by the other owners, and to obtain an appraisal or payment for the value of an owner’s interest. [1999 c.362 §10; 2001 c.315 §2]