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El Paso City Code tit. 3, ch. 3.28

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El Paso City Code § 3.28.010 Property damage and personal injury suits—Notification—Information required.

3.28.010 - Property damage and personal injury suits—Notification—Information required. The city shall not be liable to any person for injuries suffered to his person or the person of another unless the injured person, or someone on his behalf, shall within ninety days or within six months for good cause shown from the date the damage occurred or the injury was received, give notice in writing to the mayor of the following facts: A. The date and time when the damage or injury occurred and the place where the damage occurred or where the injured person was at the time the injury was received; B. The nature and extent of the damage or injury together with a specific and detailed statement of how and under what circumstances the injury occurred; C. The names of all the persons who according to the knowledge or information of the claimant witnessed the happening of the damage or of the injury or any part thereof and the name of the doctors, if any, to whose care the injured person is committed. (Ord. 11309 § 1, 1993: prior code § 2-1 (part))

El Paso City Code § 3.28.020 Wrongful death suits—Notification—Information required.

3.28.020 - Wrongful death suits—Notification—Information required. The city shall not be liable for damages for wrongful death unless the person, or one of the persons, entitled to recover such damages shall, within ninety days or within six months for good cause shown from the date of the injury or accident causing such death, give notice to the mayor substantially as required by Section 3.28.010 in personal injury cases; or unless the person who was injured and died as a result thereof, or someone for him, had given the notice required by Section 3.28.010. (Ord. 11309 § 2, 1993: prior code § 2-1 (part))

El Paso City Code § 3.28.030 Property damage, personal injury suits, and wrongful death suits notification—Swearing to notice required.

3.28.030 - Property damage, personal injury suits, and wrongful death suits notification—Swearing to notice required. The written notice and statement required under Sections 3.28.010 and 3.28.020 shall be sworn to by the person claiming damages or by someone authorized by him to do so on his behalf. (Ord. 11309 § 3, 1993: prior code § 2-2)

Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT3REFI_CH3.28CLAGCIFetched: 10/28/2026