{"meta":{"dataset":"court-fees","title":"Small-claims dollar limits by state: the most a claim can seek in each state's small-claims court","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23792752","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23792752","conceptDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23792751","license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"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.","citation":"Probative. (2026). Small-claims dollar limits by state: the most a claim can seek in each state's small-claims court (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23792752","disclaimer":"Not legal advice. These are the limits as each state's statute or court system states them, kept for research and marketing planning. Limits have exceptions and change; a person with a claim should ask a lawyer or the court clerk.","notice":"Probative is a marketing firm, not a law firm; not legal advice.","lastChecked":"2026-10-29","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/court-fees/changes.json","humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/court-fees/","statusCodes":{"P":"primary source","S":"secondary source","D":"ABA model default","U":"open question"}},"changes":[{"id":"court-fees-2026-10-29-first","date":"2026-10-29","title":"Small-claims dollar limits by state first published","summary":"51 rows covering 50 states and DC, each from one official document with its URL and quote.","source":{"label":"Alabama Unified Judicial System, Lee County circuit court","url":"https://lee.alacourt.gov/small-claims/"},"dataset":"court-fees"}]}