12-2836.   Limitation of actions for injuries; time for filing notice. No civil action shall be commenced in any court against the authority byany person for any injury to his or her person unless it is commencedwithin two years from the date that the injury was received or the cause ofaction accrued. Within one year from the date that such an injury wasreceived or such cause of action accrued, any person who is about tocommence any civil action in any court against the authority for damages onaccount of any injury to his or her person shall file in the office of thesecretary of the board and also in the office of the general attorney forthe authority either by himself or herself, his or her agent, or attorney,a statement, in writing, signed by himself or herself, his or her agent, orattorney, giving the name of the person to whom the cause of action hasaccrued, the name and residence of the person injured, the date and aboutthe hour of the accident, the place or location where the accident occurredand the name and address of the attending physician, if any. If the noticeprovided for by this section is not filed as provided, any such civilaction commenced against the authority shall be dismissed and the person towhom any such cause of action accrued for any personal injury shall beforever barred from further suing.

      History:   L. 1955, ch. 118, § 36; April 13.