N.Y. Public Officers Law Section 72
Notices and reports of claims, suits or causes of action to be given to the attorney-general

1.

Every officer, clerk, agent or employee of any department of the state government, who shall have knowledge of any accident or injury to the person or property of any person or corporation, on account of which there arises or may arise a claim, suit or cause of action against the state, or of any accident or injury to property owned by the state, on account of which there arises or may arise a claim, suit or cause of action in favor of the state, shall immediately give notice thereof to the officer or employee in charge of his bureau or department.

2.

Every department, commission, board or officer, or the person in charge thereof, who has knowledge that a claim has accrued or may have accrued or made either against, or in favor of, the state, or of any accident or injury to the person or property of any person or corporation, or of the state on account of which there arises or may arise a claim, suit or cause of action against, or in favor of, the state, or an officer thereof, shall immediately give notice to the attorney-general, stating the time when, and the place where, such claim, suit or cause of action may have arisen, and the nature of the same, and such other information and evidence as the attorney-general may direct or deem necessary. The attorney-general shall make such investigation of the facts, relating to any matter so reported, as he may deem necessary.

Source: Section 72 — Notices and reports of claims, suits or causes of action to be given to the attorney-general, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PBO/72 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Nov. 1, 2025).

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Official seals of court of appeals, governor and state departments, divisions and bureaus 61
Investigations by state officers 62
Business in public offices on public holidays 62–A
Leave of absence for certain appointive state officers 63
Leave of absence for veterans on Memorial day and Veterans’ day 64
Payment of expenses of public officers 64–A
Patent policy 66
Interchangeable use of gender neutral and gender specific titles of public offices 66–A
Accident reports kept by police authorities to be open to the inspection of persons interested 67
Fees of public officers 67–A
Fees for certification or exemplification 68
Allowance of additional fees and expenses 68–A
Fees for oath or acknowledgment 69
Fee for administering certain official oaths prohibited 69–A
Interest to be paid and collected on all deposits of public moneys amounting to one thousand dollars or more 70
Accounting for fees 70–A
Fees to be paid by public officers for public advertisements 70–B
Certificate on printed copies of laws 71
Vacations for employees of the state 72
Notices and reports of claims, suits or causes of action to be given to the attorney-general 72–A
Penalty of officer for failure to execute mandate and make return 73
Business or professional activities by state officers and employees and party officers 73–A
Financial disclosure 73–B
Advertisements by elected government officials and candidates made with public funds 74
Code of ethics 74–A
Duty of public officers regarding the physically handicapped 75
Bribery of members of the legislature 75–A
Appearance by a person convicted of a crime of corruption 76
Receiving bribes by members of legislature 77
Unlawful fees and payments 77–A
Members of the legislature liable to forfeiture of office 78
Certification of members, officers and employees 79
Fine in certain cases
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Nov. 1, 2025

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

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