§ 33-28-3-4 — Jurisdiction of small claims docket

Indiana § 33-28-3-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 28: CIRCUIT COURTS
• Ch. 3: Small Claims and Misdemeanor Division

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(a) This section applies after June 30, 2021.
(b) The small claims docket has jurisdiction over the following:
(1) Civil actions in which the amount sought or value of the
property sought to be recovered is not more than ten thousand
dollars ($10,000). The plaintiff in a statement of claim or the
defendant in a counterclaim may waive the excess of any claim
that exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in order to bring it
within the jurisdiction of the small claims docket.
(2) Possessory actions between landlord and tenant in which the
rent due at the time the action is filed does not exceed ten
thousand dollars ($10,000).
(3) Emergency possessory actions between a landlord and tenant
under IC 32-31-6.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-4-3-7.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.162-2020, SEC.7; P.L.125-2021, SEC.1.