(a) If the secretary of state denies a cooperative's application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution, the secretary of state shall serve the cooperative under §§ 43-38-110 and 43-38-111 with a written notice that explains the reason or reasons for denial.(b) The cooperative may appeal the denial of reinstatement to the chancery court of Davidson County within thirty (30) days after service of the notice of denial. The cooperative may appeal 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 cooperative's application for reinstatement, and the secretary of state's notice of denial.(c) The court may summarily order the secretary of state to reinstate the dissolved cooperative or may take other action the court considers appropriate.(d) The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.Acts 2004, ch. 534, § 32.
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