New York § 62-A - 62-AActions against authority

Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 62-A — 62-AActions against authority, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 62-A. 62-AActions against authority

§ 62-a. Actions against authority. Except in an action for wrongful death, no action or special proceeding shall be prosecuted or maintained against the authority, its members, officers, or employees for personal injury or damage to real or personal property alleged to have been sustained by reason of the negligence or wrongful act of the authority or of any member, officer, agent or employee thereof, unless (i) a notice of claim shall have been made and served upon the authority within the time limit by and in compliance with section fifty-e of the general municipal law, (ii) it shall appear by and as an allegation in the complaint or moving papers that at least thirty days have elapsed since the service of such notice and that adjustment or payment thereof has been neglected or refused, and (iii) the action or special proceeding shall be commenced within one year and ninety days after the happening of the event upon which the claim is based. An action against the authority for wrongful death shall be commenced in accordance with the notice of claim and time limitation provisions of title eleven of article nine of the public authorities law.

Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 62-A ("62-AActions against authority") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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