O.C.G.A. § 28-5-80 (2019)
Introduction of compensation resolutions; general requirements as to filing of notice of claim
(a) Any resolution relative to a claim against the state or any of its departments or agencies must be introduced in the House of Representatives. No such resolution may be introduced unless a notice of claim has been filed with the board on or before the fifteenth day of November immediately preceding the introduction of the resolution, if the event giving rise to a claim against the state occurred on or before the fifth day of November. If said event occurred subsequent to the fifth day of November, immediately preceding the introduction of the resolution a notice of claim shall be filed as provided for in this Code section within ten days after the occurrence of the event giving rise to the claim. No such resolution shall be introduced after the tenth day of any regular session.
(b) The board shall provide forms to be used in filing a notice of claim and shall make them available for such purpose. When the notice is filed, the board shall inform the person filing the notice, in writing, of the information it will require in order to take action on the claim. Such information may include accident reports, affidavits, statements, bills, receipts, letters, documents, and any other supporting material or data deemed necessary by the board. All such information must be filed with the board prior to the introduction of the resolution.
History
(Ga. L. 1963, p. 624, § 2; Ga. L. 1965, p. 653, § 1; Ga. L. 1974, p. 395, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 28; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1243, § 1.)
Annotations
Cross references. - Manner of enactment of laws by General Assembly, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. III, Sec. V. Insuring and indemnification of public officers and employees generally, § 45-9-1 et seq.
Law reviews. - For article, ‘‘Personal Liability of State Officials Under State
and Federal Law,’’ see 9 Ga. L. Rev. 821 (1975). For article, ‘‘Tort Claims Against the State: Georgia’s Compensation System,’’ see 32 Ga. L. Rev. 1103 (1998). For note, ‘‘An Alternative to the Georgia Claims Advisory Board: State Tort Liability,’’ see 2 Ga. L. Rev. 275 (1968).
JUDICIAL DECISIONS Cited in Hight v. Burden, 180 Ga. App. 716, 350 S.E.2d 471 (1986); Nat’l Ass’n of Bds. of Pharm. v. Bd. of Regents of the
Univ. Sys. of Ga., No. 3:07-CV-084 (CDL), 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32116 (M.D. Ga. Apr. 18, 2008).
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories, and Dependencies, § 80 et seq. C.J.S. - 81A C.J.S., States, § 486 et seq.
ALR. - Sufficiency of notice of claim against local political entity as regards time when accident occurred, 57 A.L.R.5th 689.