(1) If the department denies a limited liability company’s application for reinstatement after administrative dissolution, the department shall serve the company with a notice in a record that explains the reason or reasons for the denial.
(2) Within 30 days after service of a notice of denial of reinstatement, a limited liability company may appeal the denial by petitioning the Circuit Court of Leon County to set aside the dissolution. The petition must be served on the department and must contain a copy of the department’s notice of administrative dissolution, the company’s application for reinstatement, and the department’s notice of denial.
(3) The circuit court may order the department to reinstate a dissolved limited liability company or take other action the court considers appropriate.
(4) The circuit court’s final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2013-180; s. 254, ch. 2019-90; s. 74, ch. 2020-32.