Small Claims Court Limits

Small Claims Court Limits

 

State

Dollar Limits

State Website

Alabama

$3,000

Website

Instructions

Alaska

$10,000

Forms

Instructions

Arizona

$3,500

Website

Arkansas

$5,000

Website

California

$10,000 (A plaintiff may not file a claim over $2,500 more than twice a year.  Local public entity and businesses have a limit of $5,000.  Lawsuits by individuals against a guarantor that charges for its guarantor or surety services is limited to $6,500)

Website

Colorado

$7,500

Forms and Instructions

Connecticut

$5,000 (Except in security deposits claims between landlord and tenant disputes

Website

Delaware

$15,000

Website

District of Columbia

$5,000

Website

Information

Florida

$5,000

Website

Georgia

$15,000 (There is no limit with an eviction case)

Website

Hawaii

$5,000 (There is no limit in landlord-tenant residential security deposit cases.  For return of leased or rented personal property, the property must not be worth more than $5,000)

Website

Idaho

$5,000

Website

Illinois

$10,000

Website

Indiana

$6,000

Website

Iowa

$5,000

Website

Kansas

$4,000

Website

Kentucky

$2,500

Website

Louisiana

$5,000 (in city court),  $5,000 (justice of peace court but no limit on evictions)

Website

Maine

$6,000

Website

Maryland

$5,000

Website

Massachusetts

$7,000 (no limit for property damage caused by motor vehicles)

Website

Michigan

$5,000

Website

Minnesota

$10,000 ($4,000 for consumer credit transactions, $15,000 for claims with money or personal property subject to criminal forfeiture)

Website

Mississippi

$3,500

Website

Missouri

$5,000

Website

Montana

$7,000

Website

Nebraska

$3,500

Website

Nevada

$7,500

Website

New Hampshire

$7,500

Website

New Jersey

$3,000 ($5,000 for security deposit claims)

Website

New Mexico

$10,000

Website

New York

$5,000 ($3,000 in town and village courts)

Website

North Carolina

$10,000

Website

North Dakota

$15,000

Website

Ohio

$3,000

Website

Instructions

Oklahoma

$7,500

Website

Oregon

$10,000

Website

Pennsylvania

$12,000

Website

Rhode Island

$2,500

Website

South Carolina

$7,500

Website

South Dakota

$12,000

Website

Tennessee

$25,000 (There is no limit on eviction cases or suits to recover property)

Website

Texas

$10,000

Website

Utah

$10,000

Website

Vermont

$5,000

Website

Virginia

$5,000

Website

Washington

$5,000

Website

West Virginia

$5,000

Website

Wisconsin

$10,000 (There is no limit on eviction cases)

Website

Wyoming

$6,000

Website