Title 50, Chapter 21, Section 34
( 50-21-34)
(a) No claim or judgment against the state under this article shall
be payable except from the State Tort Claims Trust Fund or from any
policies of insurance or contracts of indemnity provided under this
article. (b) Nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize any
execution or levy against any state property or funds. Execution or
levy against state property or funds is expressly prohibited. (c) Judgments against the state under this article shall be promptly
paid by the commissioner of administrative services within 60 days
after the same become final if funds are available from the State
Tort Claims Trust Fund or from other policies of insurance or
contracts of indemnity established under this article. (d) The fiscal year aggregate liability of the state under this
article shall never exceed the amount of funds available from the
State Tort Claims Trust Fund and any other policies of insurance or
contracts of indemnity established under this article. For purposes
of this Code section, the term "funds available from the State Tort
Claims Trust Fund" means the cash balance in the fund less the
department's operating expense allocation to the fund for the year.
Any judgments obtained in excess of this limitation on annual
aggregate liability will not be void. However, such excess
judgments shall not be payable unless and until the General Assembly
appropriates funds for the payment thereof. |