File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 70/02 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Mitchell, Hutchins, O'Donnell, and Wood
- Entitled:
-
District Court - Small Claim Actions
Increasing to $5,000 the amount that an amount in controversy must
exceed in cases over which the District Court and the circuit courts
have concurrent jurisdiction; increasing to $5,000 the maximum amount
in controversy over which the District Court has exclusive
jurisdiction; increasing to $2,500 the maximum amount in controversy
for which formal pleadings are prohibited; and increasing to $5,000
the amount that an amount in controversy must exceed in cases where
appeals from the District Court must be heard on the record.
House Action
- 1/20
- First Reading Judiciary
- 1/21
- Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/10
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Van T. Mitchell, District 28
- Delegate Thomas E. "Tim" Hutchins, District 28
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate John F. Wood, Jr., District 29A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
- CIRCUIT COURTS
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- DISTRICT COURTS
- JURISDICTION
- SMALL CLAIMS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
4-402 ,
4-405 ,
6-403 ,
12-401
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
