Terms Used In Florida Statutes 607.1423

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the Florida Department of State. See Florida Statutes 607.01401

(1) If the department denies a corporation‘s application for reinstatement after administrative dissolution, the department must serve the corporation under s. 607.0504(1) with a written notice that explains the reason or reasons for denial.
(2) Within 30 days after service of a notice of denial of reinstatement, a corporation 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 contain a copy of the department’s notice of administrative dissolution, the corporation’s application for reinstatement, and the department’s notice of denial.
(3) The court may order the department to reinstate the dissolved corporation or take other action the court considers appropriate.
(4) The court’s final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.