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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 25.02.03.01" title_num="25" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="03" heading="Submission of Claims.">
  <text>For purposes of the provisions of State Government Article, § 12-106:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A proper claim shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Contain a statement of facts that sets forth the nature of the claim, including the date, time, place, and description of the incident,</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Contain a demand for money damages in a sum certain,</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>State the name and address of the claimant,</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>State the name and address, if known, of the alleged tortfeasor, including identification of the tortfeasor's employer,</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>State the name and address, if known, of any witness to the incident,</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>State the name, address, and telephone number of counsel for the claimant, if any, and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Be signed by the claimant;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A valid claim that meets the requirements of §A, above, shall be deemed to have been submitted as of the date it is actually received by the State Treasurer's Office;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Presentation of a purported claim to any unit of State government other than the State Treasurer's Office does not constitute proper submission of a claim; and</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The Treasurer may, but is not required to, consider a claim that does not meet the requirements of this regulation only with the approval of the Office of the Attorney General upon advice that, on the facts presented, there is a substantial probability that a court of this State would conclude that the claim is properly filed.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>