Kansas § 61-2703 Definitions; small claim, amount

Kansas Statutes

§ 61-2703 — Definitions; small claim, amount

Kansas § 61-2703

Ch. 61PROCEDURE, CIVIL, FOR LIMITED ACTIONS

Art. 27SMALL CLAIMS PROCEDURE

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Bluebook

Kan. Stat. Ann. § 61-2703 (2026).

Text

As used in this act:

(a)"Small claim" means a claim for the recovery of money or personal property, where the amount claimed or the value of the property sought does not exceed $10,000, exclusive of interest, costs and any damages awarded pursuant to K.S.A. 60-2610, and amendments thereto. In actions of replevin, the verified petition fixing the value of the property shall be determinative of the value of the property for jurisdictional purposes. A small claim shall not include:

(1)An assigned claim;

(2)a claim based on an obligation or indebtedness allegedly owed to a person other than the person filing the claim, where the person filing the claim is not a full-time employee or officer of the person to whom the obligation or indebtedness is allegedly owed; or

(3)a claim obtained throu

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As used in this act:
(a) "Small claim" means a claim for the recovery of money or personal property, where the amount claimed or the value of the property sought does not exceed $10,000, exclusive of interest, costs and any damages awarded pursuant to K.S.A. 60-2610, and amendments thereto. In actions of replevin, the verified petition fixing the value of the property shall be determinative of the value of the property for jurisdictional purposes. A small claim shall not include:
(1) An assigned claim;
(2) a claim based on an obligation or indebtedness allegedly owed to a person other than the person filing the claim, where the person filing the claim is not a full-time employee or officer of the person to whom the obligation or indebtedness is allegedly owed; or
(3) a claim obtained through subrogation.
(b) "Person" means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, fiduciary, joint venture, society, organization or other association of persons.

Legislative History

L. 1973, ch. 239, § 3; L. 1979, ch. 187, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 223, § 2; L. 1986, ch. 222, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 224, § 1; L. 1994, ch. 273, § 19; L. 1999, ch. 145, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 176, § 5; L. 2024, ch. 22, § 1; July 1.