Claims for Damages

Claims for Damages to Person or Property

• A signed, written claim shall be presented to the County of Los Angeles by mailing or delivering it to the Executive Officer-Clerk of the Board of Supervisors by the claimant or by the claimant's authorized agent
• Claims for death, injury to person or to personal property must be filed not later than 6 months after the occurrence. (Government Code section 911.2)
• All other claims for damages must be filed not later than one year after the occurrence. (Government Code section 911.2) Presentation of a false claim is a felony. (Penal Code section 72)
  
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Instructions

• Use one claim form for each claimant
• Read claim thoroughly
• Fill out claim as indicated; attach additional information if necessary
• Return the original in person or US Mail to:
  
  Executive Officer, Board of Supervisors
  
  Attention: Claims
  
  500 W. Temple Street, Room 383
  
  Los Angeles CA 90012 

For questions, please contact the Customer Service Center Claims Unit (Please note- the Claims unit does not provide legal advice or guidance): ExecutiveOffice@bos.lacounty.gov or 213-974-1440 (8am – 5pm)

_{DISCLAIMER: The “filing a claim” process with the above linked form is the correct method for filing claims for damages to person or property - not to be confused  with the County’s self-insurance programs. For information about County’s self-insurance, please contact: ContactRisk@ceo.lacounty.gov or visit https://riskmanagement.lacounty.gov/insurance-programs-risk-transfer/}