Under existing law, the district court has jurisdiction over cases where the amount in controversy is $10,000 or less, and the small claims division of the district court has jurisdiction over cases where the amount in controversy does not exceed $3,000.
Under existing law, a plaintiff filing a case in the district court is charged a filing fee.
The amount of the filing fee is less for cases filed in the small claims division of the district court.
This bill would increase the jurisdiction of the small claims division of the district court to cover all cases where the amount in controversy is $6,000 or less.
This bill would revise the filing fee and filing fee distribution statutes to reflect the new jurisdiction of the small claims division, but would keep the filing fees and distribution of filing fees at the same amounts as before the revisions provided in this act.
Delivered to Governor at 10:24 a.m. on May 21, 2015.
Assigned Act No. 2015-224.
Clerk of the House Certification
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1029
Third Reading Passed
Albritton motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 192
Williams (JD) motion to Table adopted Roll Call 191
Beckman Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Rereferred from Judiciary to Commerce and Small Business
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Source: Alabama Legislature