General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 519
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1452
*01452*
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
SEN. LINARES, 33rd Dist. (By Request)
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 519
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 1452
*01452*
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
SEN. LINARES, 33rd Dist.
(By Request)
AN ACT CONCERNING STATE LIABILITY FOR INJURIES CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE HIGHWAYS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 13a-144 of the general statutes be amended to provide that an individual, who is injured as the result of a defective highway, shall provide written notice of such injury to the Commissioner of Transportation not later than six months after the date on which the injury occurred.
Statement of Purpose:
To extend the written notice period of intent to sue the state for injuries sustained as the result of a defective highway from ninety days to six months.