HB 6051

HOUSE BILL NO. 6051
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961,"
by amending section 6431 (MCL 600.6431), as amended by
2020 PA 42.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 6431. (1) Except as otherwise
provided in this section, a claim may not be maintained against this state
unless the claimant, within 1 year after the claim has accrued, files in the
office of the clerk of the court of claims either a written claim or a written
notice of intention to file a claim against this state or any of its
departments, commissions, boards, institutions, arms, or agencies.
(2) A claim or
notice under subsection (1) must contain all of the following:
(a) A statement of
the time when and the place where the claim arose.
(b) A detailed
statement of the nature of the claim and of the items of damage alleged or
claimed to have been sustained.
(c) A designation
of any department, commission, board, institution, arm, or agency of the state
involved in connection with the claim.
(d) A signature and
verification by the claimant before an officer authorized to administer oaths.
(3) A claimant
shall furnish copies of a claim or notice filed under subsection (1) to the
clerk at the time of filing for transmittal to the attorney general and to each
of the departments, commissions, boards, institutions, arms, or agencies of
this state designated in the claim or notice.
(4) For a claim
against this state for property damage or personal injuries, the claimant shall
file the claim or notice under subsection (1) with the clerk of the court of
claims within 6 months after the event that gives rise to the claim.
(5) This section
does not apply to a either of the following:
(a) A claim for
compensation under the wrongful imprisonment compensation act, 2016 PA 343, MCL
691.1751 to 691.1757.
(b) A claim to which section 5851b applies.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act
applies retroactively to actions pending on the effective date of this
amendatory act and to actions
brought under section 5851b(4) of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA
236, MCL 600.5851b.
Enacting
section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. ____
(request no. S00303'25) or House Bill No. 6047 (request no. H00303'25) of the
103rd Legislature is enacted into law.