(a) If the secretary of state denies a corporation‘s application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution, the secretary of state shall notify the corporation in writing of such denial. Such notice shall set forth the reason or reasons for denial and shall be mailed to the corporation at its principal address as listed in the records of the secretary of state.
(b) The corporation may appeal the denial of reinstatement to the superior court of the county in which its principal office (or, if none in this state, its registered office) is located within 30 days after notification of denial. The corporation shall 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 corporation’s application for reinstatement, and the secretary of state’s notice of denial.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 293-A:14.23

  • 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.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
  • petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

(c) The court may summarily order the secretary of state to reinstate the dissolved corporation or may take other action the court considers appropriate.
(d) The court’s final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.