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HB116 Alabama 2014 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021
HB116 Alabama 2014 Session
House Bill
In Committee
Current Status
Regular Session 2014
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Joe Hubbard
Democrat
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Courts, district and small claims division, jurisdictional limits increased, Secs.12-11-30, 12-12-30, 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.

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.

Subjects
Civil Procedure

Bill Actions

H

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

Bill Text

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature