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SECTION 1225-M
Actions against fund
Public Authorities (PBA) CHAPTER 43-A, ARTICLE 5, TITLE 9-A
§ 1225-m. Actions against fund. (a) An action against the fund for
personal injury or property damage or founded on tort, except an action
for wrongful death, shall not be commenced more than one year and ninety
days after the cause of action thereof shall have accrued nor unless a
notice of claim shall have been served on a trustee of the fund or
officer or employee thereof designated by the fund for such purpose,
within the time limited by, and in compliance with the requirements of
section fifty-e of the general municipal law. An action against the fund
for wrongful death shall be commenced in accordance with the notice of
claim and time limitation provisions of title eleven of article nine of
this chapter.

(b) The venue of every action, suit or special proceeding brought
against the fund shall be laid in the county of New York.

(c) Neither any trustee of the fund nor any officer, employee, or
agent of the fund, while acting within the scope of their authority,
shall be subject to any personal liability resulting from exercising or
carrying out of any of the fund's purposes or powers.