cff-version: 1.2.0
message: "If you use this dataset, please cite it as: Probative Growth, Small-claims dollar limits by state: the most a claim can seek in each state's small-claims court, 2026, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23792752. Source: Probative, Small-claims dollar limits by state: the most a claim can seek in each state's small-claims court, version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23792752, licensed CC BY 4.0."
type: dataset
title: "Small-claims dollar limits by state: the most a claim can seek in each state's small-claims court"
authors:
  - name: "Probative Growth"
    website: "https://probativegrowth.com"
version: "1.0.0"
date-released: 2026-10-30
doi: 10.5281/zenodo.23792752
url: "https://probativegrowth.com/data/court-fees/"
license: CC-BY-4.0
abstract: "The most money a claim can seek in each state's small-claims court, or in the court that hears small claims where the state names it differently (magistrate, justice or city court). One row per state with the figure, the court, the statute or court page it comes from, and the verbatim sentence."
keywords:
  - "small claims limit by state"
  - "small claims court maximum amount"
  - "magistrate court dollar limit"
  - "small claims jurisdiction"
  - "consumer protection lawyer market data"