Rickman, Judge. Those desiring to file suit for damages against a municipality must provide ante litem notice of the claim to the municipality within six months of the related injury. See OCGA § 36-33-5. Two months after Mary Harrell was involved in an automobile collision with a City of Griffin police officer, an amendment to the ante litem notice requirement, new subsection (e), became effective, thereby requiring that the notice include “the specific amount of monetary damages being sought . . . [which] shall constitute an offer of compromise.” Ga. L. 2014, p. 125, § 1. Over two months after the amendment became effective, Harrell gave ante litem notice to Griffin but failed to include the specific information required by the amendment. The trial court granted Griffin’s motion to dismiss Harrell’s complaint for that reason. Harrell appeals. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.We review the grant of any motion to dismiss de novo, and a motion to dismiss “should not be granted unless the allegations of the complaint disclose with certainty that the claimant would not be entitled to relief under any state of provable facts asserted in support thereof.” (Citation and punctuation omitted.) Babalola v. HSBC Bank, USA, N. A., 324 Ga. App. 750, 752 (2) (751 SE2d 545) (2013). “[W]e construe the pleadings in the light most favorable to the plaintiff with any doubts resolved in the plaintiff’s favor.” (Citation and punctuation omitted.) Georgia Dept. of Community Health v. Data Inquiry, LLC, 313 Ga. App. 683 (722 SE2d 403) (2012). So construed, the record shows that on May 2, 2014, Harrell was a passenger in a truck driven by her husband and that she was injured in an accident with a police car being driven by a police officer acting within the scope of her employment with the City of Griffin Police Department. On September 16, 2014, Harrell provided the city ante litem notice of her intention to file suit. In the letter, Harrell provided, among other things, information about the time, place, and extent of the injury, and she alleged the negligence that caused the injury. With regard to the “[a]mount of loss claimed,” Harrell stated that she sought “[f]ull recovery allowed by Georgia law, including, but not limited to, damages for past and future pain and suffering, past and future medical expenses, and past and future lost wages.” The city attorney for Griffin replied to the notice indicating that the city had “conducted a preliminary investigation of this matter”; that the city “acknowledg[ed] receipt of your claim”; that the claim had been filed with the Georgia Interlocal Risk Management Agency; and that a claims representative would “conduct a further investigation and manage the claim on the City’s behalf.”Harrell filed suit on February 2, 2016, and Griffin eventually filed a motion to dismiss on the ground that Harrell’s ante litem notice was insufficient. The trial court granted the motion on the ground that Harrell failed to provide “the specific amount of monetary damages being sought from [Griffin]” as required by OCGA § 36-33-5 (e). On appeal, Harrell argues that her ante litem notice substantially complied with the statute, including subsection (e), and that application of subsection (e) to her claim constitutes an improper retroactive application of law. We agree with the trial court that Harrell did not provide the required information and that the amendment can be applied to her claim. At the time of Harrell’s injury, a claimant was required to include the following information in the ante litem notice: “ the time, place, and extent of the injury, as nearly as practicable, and the negligence which caused the injury.” OCGA § 36-33-5 (b) (2012). In 2014, the Code section was amended to include new subsections (e) and (f). See Ga. L. 2014, p. 125, § 1. New subsection (e) adds a requirement that[t]he description of the extent of the injury required in subsection (b) of this Code section shall include the specific amount of monetary damages being sought from the municipal corporation. The amount of monetary damages set forth in such claim shall constitute an offer of compromise. In the event such claim is not settled by the municipal corporation and the claimant litigates such claim, the amount of monetary damage set forth in such claim shall not be binding on the claimant.
