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The 2026 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVI
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter 617
NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS
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F.S. 617.1804
617.1804 Conversion.
(1) By complying with this chapter, including being eligible under s. 617.18041, adopting a plan of conversion in accordance with s. 617.18042, and complying with s. 617.18043, a domestic corporation may become:
(a) A domestic eligible entity, other than a domestic corporation; or
(b) If the conversion is permitted by the organic law of the foreign eligible entity, a foreign eligible entity.
(2) By complying with this section and ss. 617.18042-617.18046, as applicable, and applicable provisions of its organic law, a domestic eligible entity other than a domestic corporation may become a domestic corporation.
(3) By complying with this section and ss. 617.18042-617.18046, as applicable, and by complying with the applicable provisions of its organic law, a foreign eligible entity may become a domestic corporation, but only if the organic law of the foreign eligible entity permits it to become a nonprofit corporation in another jurisdiction.
(4) If a protected agreement of a domestic converting corporation in effect immediately before the conversion becomes effective contains a provision applying to a merger of the corporation that is a converting corporation and the agreement does not refer to a conversion of the corporation, the provision applies to a conversion of the corporation as if the conversion were a merger, until such time as the provision is first amended after July 1, 2026.
History.s. 113, ch. 2026-168.