Sunday, September 7, 2008
The General Assembly is not in session.
Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
since 2007.
HB1201: Small claims court; increases ceiling of jurisdictional amount.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 16.1-122.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 16.1-122.2. Jurisdiction.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the
small claims court shall have jurisdiction, concurrent with that of the general
district court, over the civil action specified in § 16.1-77 (1) when the
amount claimed does not exceed $2,000 $5,000,
exclusive of interest.
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