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

For Claim against the state, requirement is Claim against the state — wrongful death; 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 appointment of such executor or administrator; when the clock starts is after the appointment of such executor or administrator, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **Requirement:** Claim against the state — wrongful death _(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 appointment of such executor or administrator _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** after the appointment of such executor or administrator _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Who the notice goes to:** the attorney general _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 2. A claim by an executor or administrator of a decedent who left him or her surviving a husband, wife or next of kin, for damages for a wrongful act, neglect or default, on the part of the state by which the decedent's death was caused, shall be filed and served upon the attorney general within ninety days after the appointment of such executor or administrator, 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 two years after the death of the decedent. In any event such claim shall be filed and served upon the attorney general within two years after the death of the decedent.

## 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/).