Sec. 11. (a) In every action brought against a construction professional, the claimant must file with the court and serve on the defendant a list of known construction defects in accordance with this section.

     (b) The list of known construction defects must contain a description of the construction that the claimant alleges to be defective. The list of known construction defects must be filed with the court and served on the defendant within sixty (60) days after the commencement of the action or within such longer period as the court in its discretion may allow.

     (c) The list of known construction defects may be amended by the claimant to identify additional construction defects as they become known to the claimant.

     (d) The list of known construction defects must specify, to the extent known to the claimant, the construction professional responsible for each alleged defect identified by the claimant.

     (e) If a subcontractor or supplier is added as a party to an action under this section, the party making the claim against the subcontractor or supplier must serve on the subcontractor or supplier the list of construction defects in accordance with this section within sixty (60) days after service of the complaint against the subcontractor or supplier, or within such period as the court in its discretion may allow.

As added by P.L.134-2003, SEC.1.