California Government Code

§ 997.1

GOV § 997.1 Effective Jun 27, 2016Div. 3.6 · Title 1 · Part 8

Statute text

(a)Any person may file an application with the Department of General Services for compensation based on personal property loss, personal injury, or death, including noneconomic loss, arising from the Bay Bridge or I-880 Cypress structure collapse caused by the October 17, 1989, earthquake. Any application made pursuant to this section shall be presented to the department no later than April 18, 1990, on forms prescribed and provided by the department, except that a late claim may be presented to the department pursuant to the procedure specified by Section 911.4. Each presented application shall be verified under penalty of perjury and shall contain all of the following information:

(1)The name of the injured party or in the event of loss of life, the name and age of the decedent and the names and ages of heirs as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 377 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(2)An authorization permitting the department to obtain relevant medical and employment records.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 56. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.