BILL NUMBER: SB 221	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Simitian

                        FEBRUARY 9, 2011

   An act to amend and repeal Section 116.221 of the Code of Civil
Procedure, relating to small claims court.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 221, as introduced, Simitian. Small claims court: jurisdiction.

   Existing law specifies that the jurisdiction of the small claims
court includes various actions in which the demand does not exceed
$7,500, with specified exceptions.
   This bill would increase the jurisdiction of the small claims
court by increasing that amount to $10,000. The bill would also make
a technical change by deleting a duplicate code section that contains
identical provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 116.221 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as
added by Section 2 of Chapter 600 of the Statutes of 2005, is amended
to read:
   116.221.  In addition to the jurisdiction conferred by Section
116.220, the small claims court has jurisdiction in an action brought
by a natural person, if the amount of the demand does not exceed
 seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500)  
ten thousand dollars ($10,000)  , except for actions otherwise
prohibited by subdivision (c) of Section 116.220 or subdivision (a)
of Section 116.231.
  SEC. 2.  Section 116.221 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as added
by Section 2 of Chapter 618 of the Statutes of 2005, is repealed.

   116.221.  In addition to the jurisdiction conferred by Section
116.220, the small claims court has jurisdiction in an action brought
by a natural person, if the amount of the demand does not exceed
seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500), except for actions
otherwise prohibited by subdivision (c) of Section 116.220 or
subdivision (a) of Section 116.231.