(a) A foreign entity may appeal the Secretary of State‘s revocation of its registration to the Circuit Court of Montgomery County within 30 days after service of the certificate of revocation is perfected under Section 10A-1-7.13. The foreign entity appeals by petitioning the court to set aside the revocation and attaching to the petition copies of the Secretary of State’s acknowledgment of its application for registration or statement of foreign limited liability partnership, as applicable, and the Secretary of State’s certificate of revocation.

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 10A-1-7.14

  • 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.
  • circuit: means judicial circuit. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • 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 Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(b) The court may summarily order the Secretary of State to reinstate the registration, may order a trial de novo, or may take any other action the court considers appropriate.
(c) The court’s final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.