Minnesota calls its small claims forum Conciliation Court, a division of District Court operating under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 491A across all 87 counties. Following one…
Editorial Team
May 8, 2026
16 min read
Wisconsin small claims court operates as a division of the Circuit Court in each of the state’s 72 counties, governed by Wisconsin Statutes Chapter 799.…
Editorial Team
May 8, 2026
14 min read
Maryland’s Small Claims Track, a division of the District Court of Maryland handling disputes up to $5,000 under Md. Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 4-405,…
Editorial Team
May 7, 2026
15 min read
Missouri small claims court operates as a division of the Associate Circuit Court in each of the state’s 114 counties, plus the independent City of…
Editorial Team
May 7, 2026
14 min read
Indiana small claims court handles disputes up to $10,000 in 91 of the state’s 92 counties, where cases are heard as a docket of the…
Editorial Team
May 7, 2026
13 min read
New Jersey’s Small Claims Section of the Special Civil Part handles money disputes up to $5,000 — raised from $3,000 effective July 1, 2022 —…
Editorial Team
May 7, 2026
14 min read
Tennessee’s General Sessions Court handles civil disputes up to $25,000 under Tenn. Code § 16-15-501 — tied with Delaware for the highest small claims jurisdictional…
Editorial Team
May 7, 2026
14 min read
Virginia handles small claims through the Small Claims Division of the General District Court, capping claims at $5,000 under Va. Code § 16.1-122.1 — notably…
Editorial Team
May 6, 2026
12 min read
Colorado small claims court operates as a division of the County Court in each of the state’s 64 counties, handling civil disputes up to $7,500…
Editorial Team
May 6, 2026
15 min read
Washington’s Small Claims Department of District Court operates under a genuinely unusual split-limit structure: individuals can sue for up to $10,000 under RCW 12.40.010, while…
Editorial Team
May 6, 2026
14 min read
