# Notice of claim against a government unit, prerequisite to action · Pennsylvania — Deadlines to notify or sue a government body, by state

For Notice of claim against a government unit, prerequisite to action · Pennsylvania, requirement is Notice of claim against a government unit, prerequisite to action; state is Pennsylvania; deadline is six months; what must be done in that time is any person who is about to commence any civil action or proceeding within this Commonwealth or elsewhere against a government unit for damages on account of any injury to his person or property under Chapter 85 (relating to matters affecting government units) or otherwise shall file in the office of the government unit; when the clock starts is from the date that any injury was sustained or any cause of action accrued, recorded from its source on 2026-08-27.

- **Requirement:** Notice of claim against a government unit, prerequisite to action _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Pennsylvania
- **Deadline:** six months _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What must be done in that time:** any person who is about to commence any civil action or proceeding within this Commonwealth or elsewhere against a government unit for damages on account of any injury to his person or property under Chapter 85 (relating to matters affecting government units) or otherwise shall file in the office of the government unit _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** from the date that any injury was sustained or any cause of action accrued _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Who the notice goes to:** the office of the government unit, and if the action is against a Commonwealth agency for damages, then also file in the office of the Attorney General _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (1) Within six months from the date that any injury was sustained or any cause of action accrued, any person who is about to commence any civil action or proceeding within this Commonwealth or elsewhere against a government unit for damages on account of any injury to his person or property under Chapter 85 (relating to matters affecting government units) or otherwise shall file in the office of the government unit, and if the action is against a Commonwealth agency for damages, then also file in the office of the Attorney General, a statement in writing, signed by or in his behalf, setting forth:

## Source

- https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/42/00.055.022.000..HTM

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/).