California Code of Civil Procedure

§ 116.370

CCP § 116.370 Effective Jan 1, 2003Title 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 5.5 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)Venue and court location requirements in small claims actions shall be the same as in other civil actions. The court may prescribe by local rule the proper court locations for small claims actions.

(b)A defendant may challenge venue or court location by writing to the court and mailing a copy of the challenge to each of the other parties to the action, without personally appearing at the hearing.

(c)In all cases, including those in which the defendant does not either challenge venue or court location or appear at the hearing, the court shall inquire into the facts sufficiently to determine whether venue and court location are proper, and shall make its determination accordingly.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 806, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.