BILL ANALYSIS
AB 2618
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 2618 (Berg)
As Amended June 5, 2006
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |76-0 |(May 11, 2006) |SENATE: |36-0 |(June 26, |
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Original Committee Reference: JUD.
SUMMARY : Conforms various statutes to the jurisdictional limits
of small claims court. Specifically, this bill adds
cross-references to the new code provision created in last
year's small claims jurisdiction bill and deletes obsolete
references to dollar amounts specified in certain actions
tracking the jurisdictional limits of small claims court.
The Senate amendments make a comparable conforming change to a
provision of the Public Utilities Code regarding complaints to
the California Public Utilities Commission and technical
revisions.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Establishes the small claims court for claims in an amount up
to $7,500 for natural persons.
2)Cross references the jurisdictional limits of the small claims
court in various code sections related to counterclaims and
appearances in small claims court by members of the military
and the resolution of specific disputes regarding, for
example, juvenile vandalism, utilities disputes, and security
deposits.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill was substantially the same.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
COMMENTS : This bill seeks to clarify and conform miscellaneous
code provisions related to last year's small claims act bills by
which the jurisdiction of the small claims court was changed
from $5,000 to $7,500 for natural persons. It seeks to avoid
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uncertainty and confusion by updating related provisions that
were inadvertently omitted from last year's legislation.
Analysis Prepared by : Kevin G. Baker / JUD. / (916) 319-2334
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