1. If the secretary of state denies a limited liability company’s application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution, the secretary of state shall serve the company under section 489.119 with a written notice that explains the reason or reasons for denial.
2. The limited liability company may appeal the denial of reinstatement to the district court of the county where the company’s principal office or, if none in this state, where its registered agent is located within thirty days after service of the notice of denial is effected. The company appeals by petitioning the court to set aside the dissolution and attaching to the petition copies of the secretary of state’s certificate of dissolution, the company’s application for reinstatement, and the secretary of state’s notice of denial.
3. The court may summarily order the secretary of state to reinstate the dissolved limited liability company or may take other action the court considers appropriate.
4. The court’s final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.
C2009, §489.707
C2024, §489.711