Dollar Amount Jurisdiction for Tort, Contract, Real Property, and Filings in State Trial s, 2010 Unlimited dollar State/ name: Jurisdiction Minimum/maximum Minimum/maximum AABAMA: Circuit $3,00 - - - - - District - $3,000/$10,000 $3,000 No Yes Yes AASKA: District - 0/$100,000 $10,000 No Yes Yes ARIZONA: Superior $5,000-$10,000/ No maximum - - - - - Justice of the Peace - 0/ $5,000-$10,000 $2,500 No Yes No ARKANSAS: Circuit $10 - - - - - District - 0/$5,000 $5,000 No Yes No City - 0/$5,000 $5,000 No Yes Yes CAIFORNIA: Superior $25,00 COORADO: 0/$25,000 (limited jurisdiction division) $7,500 No Yes No District - - - - - Water - - - - - County - 0/$15,000 $7,500 No Yes No CONNECTICUT: Superior - $5,000 No Yes Yes DEAWARE: of Chancery - - - - - of Common - 0/$50,000 - - - - Justice of the Peace - 0/$15,000 - - - - DISTRICT OF COUMBIA: Superior FORIDA: $5,001/No maximum (No minimum for real ) - $5,000 Yes Yes Yes Circuit $15,001/No maximum - - - - - County - $5,001/ $15,000 $5,000 Yes Yes Yes EORIA: State Civil Bibb County Richmond County (No real ) - 0/$25,000 0/$45,000 - - - - - - - - - Magistrate - - $15,000 No Yes Yes Municipal - - $15,000 Yes Yes Yes
Dollar Amount Jurisdiction for Tort, Contract, Real Property, and Filings in State Trial s, 2010 Unlimited dollar State/ name: Jurisdiction Minimum/maximum Minimum/maximum HAWAI I: Circuit $10,00 - - - - - District - IDAHO: 0/$25,000 (No maximum in summary possession or ejectment) $5,000 (Except in residential security deposit cases) Usually No District - - - - - Magistrates Division - 0/$10,000 $5,000 No Yes No IINOIS: Yes Yes (except for residential security deposit cases) Circuit - $10,000 Yes Yes Yes INDIANA: Superior and Circuit of Marion County City - IOWA: - $6,000 No Yes Yes - - $6,000 No Yes Yes 0/$500-$3,000 (No real ) $3,000 No Yes Yes District - $5,000 No Yes Yes KANSAS: District - $4,000 No Yes No KENTUCKY: Circuit $4,00 - - - - - District - 0/$4,000 $1,500 No Yes Yes OUISIANA: District - - - - - City, Parish 0/$15,000 (city) - 0/$20,000 (parish) $3,000 No Yes Yes (New Orleans City ) - 0/$25,000 $3,000 No Yes Yes (Alexandria City ) - 0/$50,000 $3,000 No Yes Yes Justice of the Peace - 0/$5,000 - - - - MAINE: District - $4,500 No Yes Yes MARYAND: Circuit $5,00 - - - - - $0/$30,000 $5,000 District - No Yes Yes (tort, contract) MASSACHUSETTS: Housing - $2,000 No No Yes District - $2,000 Yes Yes Yes Boston Municipal - $2,000 Yes Yes Yes and - - - - -
Dollar Amount Jurisdiction for Tort, Contract, Real Property, and Filings in State Trial s, 2010 Unlimited dollar State/ name: Jurisdiction Minimum/maximum Minimum/maximum MICHIAN: Circuit $25,00 - - - - - District - 0/$25,000 $3,000 No Yes No Municipal - 0/$1,500* $100* No Yes No MINNESOTA: District - $7,500 No Yes Yes MISSISSIPPI: Circuit $20 - - - - - Chancery - - - - - County 0/$200,000 - - - - Justice - $2,500 Yes Yes Yes MISSOURI: Circuit Division of the Circuit Associate Circuit Division of the Circuit MONTANA: - - - - - - 0/$25,000 $3,000 No Yes Yes District $ - - - - - Justice of the Peace - 0/$7,000 $3,000 No Yes No Municipal - 0/$7,000 $3,000 No Yes No City - 0/$7,000 - - - - NEBRASKA: District $51,00 - - - - - County - 0/$51,000 $2,700 No Yes No NEVADA: District $10,00 - - - - - Justice - 0/$10,000 $5,000 No Yes Yes Municipal - - $2,500 No Yes Yes NEW HAMPSHIRE: Superior $1,50 - - - - - District - 0/$25,000* $5,000 No Yes Yes NEW JERSEY: Superior (aw Division and Chancery Division) (aw Division, Special Civil Part) NEW MEXICO: - - - - - - 0/$15,000 $3,000 ($5,000 for security deposit demand cases) No Yes Yes District - - - - - Magistrate - - $10,000 Yes Yes Yes Metropolitan of Bernalillo County - - $10,000 Yes Yes Yes
Dollar Amount Jurisdiction for Tort, Contract, Real Property, and Filings in State Trial s, 2010 Unlimited dollar State/ name: Jurisdiction Minimum/maximum Minimum/maximum NEW YORK: Supreme - - - - - County - 0/$25,000 - - - - Civil of the City of New York - 0/$25,000 $5,000 - Yes Yes New York (continued): City - 0/$15,000 $5,000 - Yes Yes District - 0/$15,000 $5,000 - Yes Yes of Claims - - - - - Town and Village Justice - 0/$3,000 $3,000 - Yes Yes NORTH CAROINA: Superior $10,00 - - - - - District - 0/$10,000 $5,000 No Yes Yes NORTH DAKOTA: District - $10,000 No Yes Yes OHIO: of Common $50 - - - - - County - 0/$15,000 $3,000 No Yes Yes Municipal - 0/$15,000 $3,000 No Yes Yes OKAHOMA: District - $6,000 Yes Yes Yes OREON: Circuit $751/No maximum - $7,500 - - - Justice - - $7,500 No Yes No PENNSYVANIA: of Common Magisterial District Judge Philadelphia Municipal - - - - - - - $8,000 No Yes Yes (landlord/tenant) 0/$15,000 (real ) $10,000 No Yes Yes PUERTO RICO: of First Instance Superior Division - - - - - Municipal Division - $5,000 No Yes Yes RHODE ISAND: Superior $5,00 - - - - - District - 0/ $10,000 $2,500 No Yes Yes SOUTH CAROINA: Circuit - - - - - Magistrate - - 0/$7,500 (No maximum in landlord-tenant) Yes Yes Yes SOUTH DAKOTA: Circuit - $12,000 No Yes Yes Magistrate - 0/$12,000 $12,000 No Yes Yes
Dollar Amount Jurisdiction for Tort, Contract, Real Property, and Filings in State Trial s, 2010 Unlimited dollar State/ name: Jurisdiction Minimum/maximum Minimum/maximum TENNESSEE: Circuit, Chancery eneral Sessions TEXAS: $5 - - - - - (Forcible entry, detainer, and in actions to recover personal ) $25,000 No Yes Yes District $20 - - - - - County at aw, Constitutional - $200/$100,000* - - - - County Justice - 0/$10,000 $10,000 Yes Yes Yes UTAH: District - $10,000 - - - Justice - $10,000 No Yes Yes VERMONT: Superior - $5,000 Yes Yes Yes VIRINIA: Circuit $3,00 - - - - - District - 0/$15,000 $5,000 No Yes Yes WASHINTON: District - 0/$75,000 $4,000 No Yes No WEST VIRINIA: Circuit $30 - - - - - Magistrate - - $5,000 Yes Yes Yes WISCONSIN: Circuit - $5,000 Yes Yes Yes WYOMIN: District $7,001/no maximum - - - - - Circuit - $1,000 - $7,000 $5,000 No Yes Yes JURISDICTION CODES: = eneral jurisdiction court. = imited jurisdiction court. - = Information not available. FOOTNOTES* Michigan-Municipal : Maximum tort, contract, and real dollar limit can increase to $3,000 if approved by the local funding unit. Maximum small claims dollar limit can increase to $600 if approved by the local funding unit. New Hampshire-District : Maximum tort, contract, and real dollar limit can increase up to $50,000 with Supreme approval. Texas-County : Maximum tort, contract, and real dollar limit is higher in some County s at aw, as authorized by specific statutes for each court. Source: State administrative offices of the courts.