California Code of Civil Procedure

§ 86

CCP § 86 Effective Jan 1, 2024Title 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 5.1 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)The following civil cases and proceedings are limited civil cases:

(1)A case at law if the demand, exclusive of interest, or the value of the property in controversy amounts to thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) or less. This paragraph does not apply to a case that involves the legality of any tax, impost, assessment, toll, or municipal fine, except an action to enforce payment of delinquent unsecured personal property taxes if the legality of the tax is not contested by the defendant.

(2)An action for dissolution of partnership if the total assets of the partnership do not exceed thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) or an action of interpleader if the amount of money or the value of the property involved does not exceed thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 861, Sec. 3. (SB 71) Effective January 1, 2024.