• Current through October 23, 2012

(a) A statement of domestication shall be signed on behalf of the domesticating entity and filed with the Mayor.

(b) A statement of domestication shall contain:

(1) The name, jurisdiction of organization, and type of the domesticating entity;

(2) The name and jurisdiction of organization of the domesticated entity;

(3) If the statement of domestication is not to be effective upon filing, the later date and time on which it will become effective, which shall not be more than 90 days after the date of filing;

(4) If the domesticating entity is a domestic entity, a statement that the plan of domestication was approved in accordance with this subchapter or, if the domesticating entity is a foreign entity, a statement that the domestication was approved in accordance with the law of its jurisdiction of organization;

(5) If the domesticated entity is a domestic filing entity, its public organic document as an attachment; and

(6) If the domesticated entity is a domestic limited liability partnership, its statement of qualification as an attachment; and

(7) If the domesticated entity is a foreign entity that is not a qualified foreign entity, a mailing address to which the process may be served pursuant to § 29-205.06(e).

(c) In addition to the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, a statement of domestication may contain any other provision not prohibited by law.

(d) If the domesticated entity is a domestic entity, its public organic document, if any, shall satisfy the requirements of the law of the District, except that it does not need to be signed and may omit any provision that is not required to be included in a restatement of the public organic document.

(e) A plan of domestication that is signed on behalf of a domesticating domestic entity and meets all of the requirements of subsection (b) of this section may be filed with the Mayor instead of a statement of domestication and, upon filing, shall have the same effect. If a plan of domestication is filed as provided in this subsection, references in this chapter to a statement of domestication shall refer to the plan of domestication filed under this subsection.

(f) A statement of domestication shall be effective upon the date and time of filing or the later date and time specified in the statement of domestication.

(July 2, 2011, D.C. Law 18-378, § 2, 58 DCR 1720.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Legislative History of Laws

For history of Law 18-378, see notes under § 29-101.01.