Any decision of the secretary of state revoking, suspending, or refusing to issue a license may be appealed to the circuit or superior court of Marion County or to the circuit or superior court of the county in which the licensee operates the alleged offending collection agency, for a trial de novo, and any judgment of the court may be appealed therefrom to the supreme court or the court of appeals, in the same manner as in civil cases, by either of the parties to the action.
IC 25-11-1-10