Small Claims Dollar Limits
SMALL CLAIMS’ Court DOLLAR LIMITS by State
As of January 1, 2005
1
Tennessee $15,000
Georgia 15,000
Alaska 10,000
New Mexico 10,000
Pennsylvania 8000
2
South Dakota 8000
Colorado 7500
Minnesota 7500
South Carolina 7500
Utah 7500
Oklahoma 6000
Arkansas 5000
California 5000
D. C. 5000
Florida 5000
Illinois 5000
Iowa 5000
Maryland 5000
Nevada 5000
New Hampshire 5000
North Carolina 5000
North Dakota 5000
Oregon 5000
Texas 5000
West Virginia 5000
Wisconsin 5000
New York 5000
3
Maine 4500
Idaho 4000
Kansas 4000
Washington 4000
Connecticut 3500
Hawaii 3500
Vermont 3500
Indiana 3000
4
Alabama 3000
Louisiana 3000
Michigan 3000
Missouri 3000
Montana 3000
New Jersey 3000
Ohio 3000
Wyoming 3000
Arizona 2500
Rhode Island 2500
Nebraska 2400
Massachusetts 2000
Virginia 2000
Kentucky 1500
Delaware no small claims
Mississippi no small claims
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1 25,000 in Anderson County and Shelby County
2
10,000 in Philadelphia
3
Except for Justice Courts (upstate town and village courts), which are $3,000
4 $6000 in Allen and Marion Counties; becomes 6,000 statewide on 7/1/05