(a) Unless the partnership agreement or the articles of conversion provide otherwise, a proposed conversion of a partnership organized under the laws of this State to an other entity may be abandoned before the effective time of the articles of conversion by the affirmative vote of all of the partners of the partnership, or any lesser number or percentage specified for the approval of a conversion in its partnership agreement.
(b) Unless the articles of conversion provide otherwise, a proposed conversion of an other entity to a partnership organized under the laws of this State may be abandoned before the effective time of the articles of conversion in the manner and by the vote required by the governing document of the other entity and the laws of the place in which it is incorporated or organized or, if no manner and vote is specified, in the manner and by the vote required to approve the conversion under § 9A–1202 of this subtitle.
(c) If the articles of conversion have been filed with the Department, notice of the abandonment shall be given promptly to the Department.
(d) (1) If the proposed conversion is abandoned as provided in this section, no legal liability arises under the articles of conversion.
(2) Abandonment of a conversion under this subsection does not prejudice the rights of any person under any other contract made by a party to the proposed conversion in connection with the proposed conversion.