HB201 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Jul 25, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Chris EnglandRepresentative
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Courts, district and small claims division, jurisdictional limits increased, Secs.12-11-30, 12-12-30, 12-12-31, 12-19-71, 12-19-72 am'd
Description: Under existing law, the district court has jurisdiction over cases where the amount in controversy is $10,000 or less, and the circuit court has jurisdiction over cases where the amount in controversy exceeds $10,000.
Under existing law, the small claims division of the district court has jurisdiction over cases where the amount in controversy does not exceed $3,000.
This bill would increase the jurisdiction of the district court to cases where the amount in controversy is $25,000 or less and would provide that the circuit court has jurisdiction over cases where the amount in controversy exceeds $25,000.
This bill would also raise the jurisdiction of the small claims division of the district court to cover all cases where the amount in controversy is $5,000 or less.
Subjects: Civil Procedure

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary