Tennessee Code Title 48. Corporations and Associations § 48-249-911

(a) NOTICE OF DENIAL. If the secretary of state denies a foreign LLC's application for reinstatement following administrative revocation, the secretary of state shall serve the foreign LLC with a writing that explains the reason or reasons for denial.

(b) APPEAL OF DENIAL. The foreign LLC may appeal the denial of reinstatement to the chancery court of Davidson County, within thirty (30) days after service of the writing, by petitioning the court to set aside the revocation, and by attaching to the petition copies of the secretary of state's certificate of revocation, the foreign LLC's application for reinstatement, and the secretary of state's writing explaining the reason or reasons for denial.

(c) ORDER OF REINSTATEMENT. The court may summarily order the secretary of state to reinstate the certificate of authority of the foreign LLC, or may take other action the court considers appropriate.

(d) APPEAL OF COURT DECISION. The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.