(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.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 43-38-1006

  • 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.
  • Cooperative: means an association organized under this title conducting business on a cooperative plan as provided under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 43-38-103
  • Secretary of state: means the person who holds the office of secretary of state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 43-38-103
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(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.