{"id":1558,"date":"2007-05-10T13:30:08","date_gmt":"2007-05-10T13:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/ante_litem_requirements_under\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T16:14:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T21:14:27","slug":"ante-litem-requirements-under","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/blog\/ante-litem-requirements-under\/","title":{"rendered":"ANTE LITEM REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE STATE TORT CLAIMS ACT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The State Tort Claims Act waives the state of Georgia\u2019s immunity from suit in the courts of this state.  See O.C.G.A. \u00a7 50-21-23.  This is a limited waiver of sovereign immunity and the most that any single claimant can recover against the State is $1 million.  See O.C.G.A. \u00a7 50-21-29.  By the terms of the State Tort Claims Act, the limited waiver of immunity only applies to the State and its agencies and departments.  O.C.G.A. \u00a7 50-21-22(5).  The State Tort Claims Act expressly includes claims against cities, counties and local government authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Just as there are ante litem \u201cminefields\u201d that exist under Georgia law relative to claims against municipalities and counties, there is also an ante litem notice requirement under the State Tort Claims Act.  These requirements are detailed in the statute and read as follows:<\/p>\n<p>(1)\tNotice of a claim shall be given in writing within 12 months of the date the loss was discovered or should have been discovered; . . . ;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/blog\/ante-litem-requirements-under\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading ANTE LITEM REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE STATE TORT CLAIMS ACT\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Tort Claims Act waives the state of Georgia\u2019s immunity from suit in the courts of this state. See O.C.G.A. \u00a7 50-21-23. 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