A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-195.4, 16.1-122.2, and 16.1-122.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to small claims court; jurisdictional limit.
Small claims court; jurisdictional limit. Allows a plaintiff to file a small claims civil warrant when the amount claimed does not exceed $25,000, exclusive of interest, up to two times in the Commonwealth in a calendar year. Under current law, the small claims court has jurisdiction when the amount claimed does not exceed $5,000, exclusive of interest.