Claims made against state agencies and local governments for tortious conduct: Annual filing of summary of claims with Secretary of State or clerk of local government; summaries of claims are public records.
1. On or before January 10 of each year, for the preceding calendar year, each agency represented by the Attorney General shall submit to the Attorney General a summary of all claims made against the agency for tortious conduct. On or before February 1 of each year, the Attorney General shall compile the summaries submitted pursuant to this subsection and file the compilation with the Secretary of State. The compilation is a public record open to inspection.
2. On or before February 1 of each year, for the preceding calendar year, the district attorney, city attorney or other attorney on behalf of each local government shall compile and file with the clerk of its governing body a summary of all claims made against that government for tortious conduct. The summary is a public record open to inspection.
3. The claims summarized pursuant to this section must be arranged by category of wrong alleged, such as battery, false arrest, negligent injury, wrongful death, and the like, and divided by status into:
(a) Claims paid;
(b) Judgments entered but unpaid; and
(c) Claims pending.
ÊA total must be shown for each status in each category, and a total overall for each status and each category.
4. For each claim must be shown:
(a) The name of the claimant;
(b) The amount paid, reduced to judgment, or claimed, as the case may be, including fees and costs determined; and
(c) The type of wrong alleged.
5. A court order sealing the record of a proceeding does not prevent the disclosure of the information required by this section, or excuse the attorney for the state or local government from providing that information.
Last modified: February 27, 2006