{"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/jurisdictions/AK.json","humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/court-fees/","statusCodes":{"P":"primary source","S":"secondary source","D":"ABA model default","U":"open question"}},"key":"AK","records":[{"id":"court-fees:AK-small-claims-limit","dataset":"court-fees","jurisdiction":"AK","stateName":"Alaska","county":null,"countyName":null,"level":"state","agency":"Alaska Court System","measure":"small-claims-limit","period":"current law","status":"P","text":"Alaska: a claim of up to $10,000 can be brought in small claims court (Alaska Court System, SC-95 Small Claims Information Sheet). A plaintiff may file for more but gives up the amount over the limit.","value":10000,"unit":"dollars","valueText":"$10,000","cite":"Alaska Court System, SC-95 Small Claims Information Sheet","quote":"recover money or personal property worth $10,000 or less","document":"SC-95 Small Claims Information Sheet","documentUrl":"https://public.courts.alaska.gov/web/forms/docs/sc-95.pdf","sources":[{"label":"Alaska Court System: SC-95 Small Claims Information Sheet","url":"https://public.courts.alaska.gov/web/forms/docs/sc-95.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-29"}],"source":{"agency":"Alaska Court System","url":"https://public.courts.alaska.gov/web/forms/docs/sc-95.pdf","release":"SC-95 Small Claims Information Sheet","accessed":"2026-10-29","file":"SC-95 Small Claims Information Sheet"},"flags":{"suppressed":false,"noise":false,"preliminary":false,"moe":null},"verified":"2026-10-29","lastChecked":"2026-10-29","note":"A plaintiff may file for more but gives up the amount over the limit.","confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 130 days; totals tie to the official file"}]}