domestic limited partnership

1.__Application for reinstatement.__A domestic limited partnership administratively dissolved under section 408-B may apply to the Secretary of State for reinstatement within 6 years after the effective date of dissolution. The application must:

A.__State the name of the domestic limited partnership and the effective date of its administrative dissolution;

B.__State that the ground or grounds for dissolution either did not exist or have been eliminated; and

C.__State that the domestic limited partnership's name satisfies the requirements of section 403-A.

2.__Reinstatement after administrative dissolution.__If the Secretary of State determines that the application contains the information required under subsection 1 and is accompanied by the reinstatement fee set forth in section 526, subsection 6-A, and that the information is correct, the Secretary of State shall cancel the administrative dissolution and prepare a notice of reinstatement that recites that determination and the effective date of reinstatement. The Secretary of State shall send notice to the domestic limited partnership at its last registered office address.

3.__Effect of reinstatement.__When the reinstatement is effective under subsection 2, it relates back to and takes effect as of the effective date of the administrative dissolution, and the domestic limited partnership resumes business as if the administrative dissolution had not occurred.

§408-D.__Appeal from denial of reinstatement of domestic limited

partnership

1.__Denial of reinstatement.__If the Secretary of State denies a domestic limited partnership's application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution, the Secretary of State shall mail a written notice that explains the reason or reasons for denial to the limited partnership at its last registered office address.

2.__Appeal.__A domestic limited partnership may appeal a denial of reinstatement under subsection 1 to the Superior Court of the county where the limited partnership's principal office is located or, if there is no principal office in this State, in Kennebec County within 30 days after the date of the notice of