Retroactivity

Retroactivity. (a) The provisions of this article shall apply to every claim or action for tort liability which has not been reduced to judgment as of the effective date of this article, as amended, regardless of when the action was filed. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the requirements of 7 CMC § 2202(b) as amended by this Act shall not apply to civil actions filed and pending in court on the effective date of this Act. (c) With respect to any civil action pending on the effective date of this Act in which a Commonwealth employee is represented by private counsel secured under the Public Employee Legal Defense and Indemnification Act, upon dismissal of the employee from the action the employee’s attorney shall furnish a final bill to the Attorney General within 60 days of such dismissal. Source: PL 3-51, § 9; amended by PL 15-22, § 7. Commission Comment: PL15-22 repealed in entirety the Public Employee Legal Defense and Indemnification Act (a.k.a. PELDIA), formerly codified at 7 CMC §§ 2301-2307. See the comment to 7 CMC § 2201 regarding PL 15-22.