Mo. Rev. Stat. § 482.305

Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session

Section 482.305 - Jurisdiction of small claims court

When sitting as a small claims court, the judge shall have original jurisdiction of all civil cases, whether tort or contract, where the amount in controversy does not exceed five thousand dollars, exclusive of interest or costs, or as provided in this chapter.

§ 482.305, RSMo

L. 1976 H.B. 1317 & 1098 § 4 subsec. 2, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1982 S.B. 497, A.L. 1988 S.B. 522, A.L. 1993 H.B. 490, A.L. 1995 H.B. 189, A.L. 2011S.B. 59.