(1) If the Secretary of State refused to file a document delivered to his or her office for filing, the domestic or foreign limited liability company may appeal the refusal within thirty (30) days after the return of the document to the Pulaski County Circuit Court. The appeal is commenced by petitioning the court to compel filing the document and by attaching to the petition the document and the Secretary of State's explanation of his or her refusal to file.
(2) The court may summarily order the Secretary of State to file the document or take other action the court considers appropriate.
(3) The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.