# Notice of injury and defect in a highway — injured person under the age of 18 · Michigan — Deadlines to notify or sue a government body, by state

For Notice of injury and defect in a highway, requirement is Notice of injury and defect in a highway — injured person under the age of 18; state is Michigan; deadline is 180 days; what must be done in that time is If the injured person is under the age of 18 years at the time the injury occurred, he shall serve the notice required by subsection (1) not more than 180 days from the time the injury occurred, which notice may be filed by a parent, attorney, next friend or legally appointed guardian; when the clock starts is from the time the injury occurred, recorded from its source on 2026-08-27.

- **Requirement:** Notice of injury and defect in a highway — injured person under the age of 18 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Michigan _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Deadline:** 180 days _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What must be done in that time:** If the injured person is under the age of 18 years at the time the injury occurred, he shall serve the notice required by subsection (1) not more than 180 days from the time the injury occurred, which notice may be filed by a parent, attorney, next friend or legally appointed guardian _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** from the time the injury occurred _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (3) If the injured person is under the age of 18 years at the time the injury occurred, he shall serve the notice required by subsection (1) not more than 180 days from the time the injury occurred, which notice may be filed by a parent, attorney, next friend or legally appointed guardian. If the injured person is physically or mentally incapable of giving notice, he shall serve the notice required by subsection (1) not more than 180 days after the termination of the disability. In all civil actions in which the physical or mental capability of the person is in dispute, that issue shall be determined by the trier of the facts. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to all charter provisions, statutes and ordinances which require written notices to counties or municipal corporations.

## Source

- https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-691-1404

Last verified: 2026-08-27. Review by: 2027-08-27.
Part of [Deadlines to notify or sue a government body, by state](https://referencesource.org/government-tort-claim-notice-deadlines-by-state/).