Regulations last checked for updates: May 15, 2024

Title 39 - Postal Service last revised: Apr 01, 2024
§ 912.3 - Time limit for filing.

(a) Claim. A claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act must be presented within two years from the date the claim accrues.

(b) Suit. Suit must be filed within six months after the date of mailing by certified or registered mail of notice of final denial of the claim by the Postal Service.

[45 FR 43720, June 30, 1980]
authority: 28 U.S.C. 2671-2680; 28 CFR 14.1 through 14.11; 39 U.S.C. 409.
cite as: 39 CFR 912.3