Florida Statutes 617.1423 – Appeal from denial of reinstatement
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 617.1423
- 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 Department of State. See Florida Statutes 617.01401
(1) If the Department of State denies a corporation‘s application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution, it shall serve the corporation under s. 617.0504(2) with a written notice that explains the reason or reasons for denial.
(2) After exhaustion of administrative remedies, the corporation may appeal the denial of reinstatement to the appropriate court as provided in s. 120.68 within 30 days after service of the notice of denial is perfected. The corporation appeals by petitioning the court to set aside the dissolution and attaching to the petition copies of the Department of State’s certificate of dissolution, the corporation’s application for reinstatement, and the department’s notice of denial.
(3) The court may summarily order the Department of State to reinstate the dissolved corporation or may take other action the court considers appropriate.
(4) The court’s final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.