6-909 TIME FOR ALLOWANCE OR DENIAL OF CLAIMS -- EFFECT OF FAILURE TO ACT.

TITLE 6

ACTIONS IN PARTICULAR CASES

CHAPTER 9

TORT CLAIMS AGAINST GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES

6-909. Time for allowance or denial of claims -- Effect of failure to act. Within ninety (90) days after the filing of the claim against the governmental entity or its employee, the governmental entity shall act thereon and notify the claimant in writing of its approval or denial. A claim shall be deemed to have been denied if at the end of the ninety (90) day period the governmental entity has failed to approve or deny the claim.