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2002 SESSION

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HB 500 Tort Claims Act; notice.

Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Tort Claims Act; notice. Provides that notice of claim shall be deemed timely filed if it is sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to one of the appropriate parties and the official receipt for the notice shows the mailing was within the prescribed time limits.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Tort Claims Act; notice. Provides that notice of claim shall be deemed timely filed if it is sent by certified mail, return receipt requested to one of the appropriate parties and the official receipt for the notice shows the mailing was within the prescribed time limits.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Tort Claims Act; notice. Allows for proper notice of a claim under the Tort Claims Act to be hand delivered. Currently, notice may only be mailed, and the Supreme Court so ruled in Melanson v. Commonwealth, 261 Va. 178 (2001).