{"data":{"id":"us-de/10-del.-c.-4013","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"10 Del. C. § 4013","heading":"Limitation on damages.","body":"(a) In any action for damages permitted by this subchapter, the claim for and award of damages, including costs, against both a political subdivision and its employees, shall not exceed $300,000 for any and all claims arising out of a single occurrence, except insofar as the political subdivision elects to purchase liability insurance in excess of $300,000 in which event the limit of recovery shall not exceed the amount of the insurance coverage.\n(b) Any governmental entity may settle claims filed against it pursuant to § 4012 of this title, in accordance with procedures duly promulgated by its governing body.\n(c) Any political subdivision may enact a notice requirement by ordinance, so long as said notice requirement does not bar suit if notice is given within 1 year of occurrence.","path":["Title 10. Courts and Judicial Procedure","Procedure","CHAPTER 40. Tort Claims Act","Subchapter II. County and Municipal Tort Claims"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title10/c040/sc02/index.html#4013","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:12Z","sha256":"b0bf69802daa1d9f1489cf2a13d6004edb54bca24e49eacdb4d48bb560331d11","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/10-del.-c.-4012","next":"us-de/10-del.-c.-4101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}