(1) If the secretary of state denies a partnership’s application for reinstatement following administrative revocation of the partnership’s statement of qualification, the secretary of state shall serve the partnership with notice in a record that explains the reasons for the denial.
(2) Within thirty (30) days after service of a notice of denial of reinstatement under subsection (a) of this section, a partnership may appeal from the denial by petitioning the district court of Ada county to set aside the revocation. The petition must be served on the secretary of state and contain a copy of the secretary of state’s notice of revocation, the company’s application for reinstatement, and the secretary of state’s notice of denial.
(3) The district court may, if grounds exist, order the secretary of state to reinstate a partnership or take other action the court considers appropriate.