# Claim against the state — intentional tort · New York — Deadlines to notify or sue a government body, by state

For Claim against the state, requirement is Claim against the state — intentional tort; state is New York; deadline is ninety days; what must be done in that time is shall be filed and served upon the attorney general within ninety days after the accrual of such claim; when the clock starts is after the accrual of such claim, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **Requirement:** Claim against the state — intentional tort _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** New York _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Deadline:** ninety days _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What must be done in that time:** shall be filed and served upon the attorney general within ninety days after the accrual of such claim _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** after the accrual of such claim _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Who the notice goes to:** the attorney general _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 3-b. A claim to recover damages for injuries to property or for personal injuries caused by the intentional tort of an officer or employee of the state while acting as such officer or employee, or of a member of the organized militia or of an employee in the division of military and naval affairs of the executive department, shall be filed and served upon the attorney general within ninety days after the accrual of such claim, unless the claimant shall within such time serve upon the attorney general a written notice of intention to file a claim therefor, in which event the claim shall be filed and served upon the attorney general within one year after the accrual of such claim.

## Source

- https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CTC/10

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
Part of [Deadlines to notify or sue a government body, by state](https://referencesource.org/government-tort-claim-notice-deadlines-by-state/).