§ 139-a. Presentation of claims for torts; actions against counties.
1. Any claim including a claim specified in section one hundred
thirty-nine of this chapter which may be made against the county for
damages for wrong or injury to person or property or for the death of a
person shall be made and served in compliance with section fifty-e of
the general municipal law.

2. Every action upon such claim shall be commenced pursuant to the
provisions of section fifty-i of the general municipal law.

3. This section shall not apply to actions upon claims for damages or
compensation for property taken by condemnation for any public purpose.