Notice of injury and defect in a highway, to the governmental agency · Michigan

For Notice of injury and defect in a highway, to the governmental agency · Michigan, requirement is Notice of injury and defect in a highway, to the governmental agency; state is Michigan; deadline is 120 days; what must be done in that time is the injured person, within 120 days from the time the injury occurred, except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) shall serve a notice on the governmental agency of the occurrence of the injury and the defect; when the clock starts is from the time the injury occurred, recorded from its source on 2026-08-27.

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What the source says

(1) As a condition to any recovery for injuries sustained by reason of any defective highway, the injured person, within 120 days from the time the injury occurred, except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) shall serve a notice on the governmental agency of the occurrence of the injury and the defect. The notice shall specify the exact location and nature of the defect, the injury sustained and the names of the witnesses known at the time by the claimant.

— legislature.mi.gov, retrieved 2026-08-27

Source

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

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