California Code of Civil Procedure

§ 85

CCP § 85 Effective Jan 1, 2024Title 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 5.1 · Art. 1

Statute text

Notwithstanding any law, including, but not limited to, a law that classified an action or special proceeding as a limited civil case, an action or special proceeding shall be treated as a limited civil case only if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(a)The amount in controversy does not exceed thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000). As used in this section, “amount in controversy” means the amount of the demand, or the recovery sought, or the value of the property, or the amount of the lien, that is in controversy in the action, exclusive of attorneys’ fees, interest, and costs.

(b)The relief sought is a type that may be granted in a limited civil case.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 861, Sec. 2. (SB 71) Effective January 1, 2024.