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... Small Claims Court Limits for the 50 States*
State
Dollar Limit
Alabama
$6,000
Alaska ... Arizona
$3,500
Arkansas
$5,000
California
$10,000, except that a plaintiff may not file a claim ... Colorado
$7,500
Connecticut
$5,000 (except in landlord-tenant security deposit claims). ... For the information, tips, and strategies you need to sue someone successfully in small claims court, ... see Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court, by Cara O'Neill (Nolo). ... 50-State Chart of Small Claims Court Dollar Limits ...