In every magistrate’s division of the district court of this state, the district court may create and organize a “Small Claims Department of the Magistrate’s Division,” which shall have jurisdiction in cases for the recovery of money where the amount of each claim does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), and in cases for the recovery of personal property where the value of the property does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000); provided however, that the small claims department shall not award punitive damages or damages for pain or suffering in any proceeding. Any action brought in a small claims department of the magistrate’s division shall be brought in the magistrate’s division in the county where the defendant resides or the county where the cause of action arose. A defendant may request a change of venue if an action is brought in an improper county.
Idaho Code § 1-2301
Small claims department — Creation — Scope of claims — Venue
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Bissett v. Unnamed Members of Political Compact (1986)
Most recently applied in Bissett v. Unnamed Members of Political Compact (November 1986)
1969, ch. 103, § 1, p. 348; am. 1973, ch. 42, § 1, p. 78; am. 1976, ch. 125, § 1, p. 474; am. 1978, ch. 365, § 1, p. 954; am. 1981, ch. 180, § 3, p. 315; am. 1983, ch. 192, § 1,…
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