(1) If the department denies a limited partnership’s application for reinstatement under s. 179.0812, the department shall serve the partnership with a written notice, addressed to the registered agent of the partnership, that explains each reason for denial.
(2) The limited partnership may appeal the denial of reinstatement to the circuit court for the county where the partnership’s principal office or, if none in this state, the office of its registered agent is located, within 30 days after service of the notice of denial is effective under s. 179.0103 (7m). To appeal, the partnership shall petition the court to set aside the administrative dissolution and attach to the petition copies of the department’s notice of administrative dissolution under s. 179.0811 (3) (b), the partnership’s application for reinstatement under s. 179.0812 (1), and the department’s notice of denial under sub. (1).
(3) The court may order the department to reinstate the limited partnership or may take other action that the court considers appropriate.
(4) The court’s final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.