N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules Section 9801
Actions against the village

1.

No action shall be maintained against the village for a personal injury or injury to property alleged to have been sustained by reason of the negligence or wrongful act of the village or of any officer, agent or employee thereof, unless a notice of claim shall have been made and served in compliance with General Municipal Law § 50-E (Notice of claim)section fifty-e of the general municipal law.

2.

Every such action shall be commenced pursuant to the provisions of General Municipal Law § 50-I (Presentation of tort claims)section fifty-i of the general municipal law.

Source: Section 9801 — Actions against the village, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/CVP/9801 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Nov. 29, 2025).

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Sep. 22, 2014

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