Montana Code 35-14-1423. Appeal from denial of reinstatement
35-14-1423. Appeal from denial of reinstatement. (1) If the secretary of state denies a corporation‘s application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution, the secretary of state shall serve the corporation under 35-14-504 with a written notice that explains the reason or reasons for denial.
Terms Used In Montana Code 35-14-1423
- 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.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)The corporation may appeal the denial of reinstatement to the district court of the first judicial district within 30 days after service of the notice of denial is effected. The corporation appeals 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.
(3)The court may summarily order the secretary 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.