California Code
TITLE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION
CHAPTER 5.5 - Small Claims Court

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 116.110. - 116.110. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 116.120. - 116.120. The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (a)...

Section 116.130. - 116.130. In this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise: (a)...

Section 116.140. - 116.140. The following do not apply in small claims actions:...

ARTICLE 2 - Small Claims Court

Section 116.210. - 116.210. In each superior court there shall be a small...

Section 116.220. - 116.220. (a) The small claims court has jurisdiction in the...

Section 116.221. - 116.221. In addition to the jurisdiction conferred by Section 116.220,...

Section 116.222. - 116.222. If the action is to enforce the payment of...

Section 116.223. - 116.223. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows:...

Section 116.225. - 116.225. An agreement entered into or renewed on or after...

Section 116.230. - 116.230. (a) In a small claims case, the clerk of...

Section 116.231. - 116.231. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), no person...

Section 116.232. - 116.232. A fee of fifteen dollars ($15) shall be charged...

Section 116.240. - 116.240. (a) With the consent of the parties who appear...

Section 116.250. - 116.250. (a) Sessions of the small claims court may be...

Section 116.260. - 116.260. In each county, individual assistance shall be made available...

Section 116.270. - 116.270. Any small claims division may use law clerks to...

ARTICLE 3 - Actions

Section 116.310. - 116.310. (a) No formal pleading, other than the claim described...

Section 116.320. - 116.320. (a) A plaintiff may commence an action in the...

Section 116.330. - 116.330. (a) When a claim is filed, the clerk shall...

Section 116.340. - 116.340. (a) Service of the claim and order on the...

Section 116.360. - 116.360. (a) The defendant may file a claim against the...

Section 116.370. - 116.370. (a) Venue and court location requirements in small claims...

Section 116.390. - 116.390. (a) If a defendant has a claim against a...

ARTICLE 4 - Parties

Section 116.410. - 116.410. (a) Any person who is at least 18 years...

Section 116.420. - 116.420. (a) No claim shall be filed or maintained in...

Section 116.430. - 116.430. (a) If the plaintiff operates or does business under...

ARTICLE 5 - Hearing

Section 116.510. - 116.510. The hearing and disposition of the small claims action...

Section 116.520. - 116.520. (a) The parties have the right to offer evidence...

Section 116.530. - 116.530. (a) Except as permitted by this section, no attorney...

Section 116.531. - 116.531. Nothing in this article shall prevent a representative of...

Section 116.540. - 116.540. (a) Except as permitted by this section, no individual...

Section 116.541. - 116.541. (a) Notwithstanding Section 116.540 or any other provision of...

Section 116.560. - 116.560. (a) Whenever a claim that is filed against a...

Section 116.570. - 116.570. (a) Any party may submit a written request to...

ARTICLE 6 - Judgment

Section 116.610. - 116.610. (a) The small claims court shall give judgment for...

Section 116.620. - 116.620. (a) The judgment debtor shall pay the amount of...

Section 116.630. - 116.630. The court may, at any time after judgment, for...

ARTICLE 7 - Motion to Vacate, Appeal, and Related Matters

Section 116.710. - 116.710. (a) The plaintiff in a small claims action shall...

Section 116.720. - 116.720. (a) A plaintiff who did not appear at the...

Section 116.725. - 116.725. (a) A motion to correct a clerical error in...

Section 116.730. - 116.730. (a) A defendant who did not appear at the...

Section 116.740. - 116.740. (a) If the defendant was not properly served as...

Section 116.745. - 116.745. The clerk shall collect a fee of twenty dollars...

Section 116.750. - 116.750. (a) An appeal from a judgment in a small...

Section 116.760. - 116.760. (a) The appealing party shall pay a fee of...

Section 116.770. - 116.770. (a) The appeal to the superior court shall consist...

Section 116.780. - 116.780. (a) The judgment of the superior court after a...

Section 116.790. - 116.790. If the superior court finds that the appeal was...

Section 116.795. - 116.795. (a) The superior court may dismiss the appeal if...

Section 116.798. - 116.798. (a) (1) A petition that seeks a writ of...

ARTICLE 8 - Satisfaction and Enforcement of Judgment

Section 116.810. - 116.810. (a) Enforcement of the judgment of a small claims...

Section 116.820. - 116.820. (a) The judgment of a small claims court, or...

Section 116.830. - 116.830. (a) At the time judgment is rendered, or notice...

Section 116.840. - 116.840. (a) At the option of the judgment debtor, payment...

Section 116.850. - 116.850. (a) If full payment of the judgment is made...

Section 116.860. - 116.860. (a) A judgment debtor who desires to make payment...

Section 116.870. - 116.870. (a) Sections 16250 to 16381, inclusive, of the Vehicle...

Section 116.880. - 116.880. (a) If the judgment (1) was for one thousand...

ARTICLE 9 - Administration

Section 116.920. - 116.920. (a) The Judicial Council shall provide by rule for...

Section 116.930. - 116.930. (a) Each small claims division shall provide in each...

Section 116.940. - 116.940. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section or...

Section 116.950. - 116.950. (a) This section shall become operative only if the...