Bill Text: CT HB05262 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Increasing The Amount Of Damages That May Be Claimed In A Small Claims Action.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-12 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05262 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB05262-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5262
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 660
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. BECKER, 19th Dist.

AN ACT INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGES THAT MAY BE CLAIMED IN A SMALL CLAIMS ACTION.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That: (1) Section 51-15 of the general statutes be amended to increase the amount of money damages that may be claimed in a small claims action from five thousand dollars to ten thousand dollars; and (2) section 52-259 of the general statutes be amended to provide that the entry fee for a small claims action exceeding five thousand dollars but not exceeding ten thousand dollars shall be one hundred fifty dollars.

Statement of Purpose:

To increase the money damages threshold in small claims actions and to establish a two-tiered entry fee for small claims actions with the amount of the entry fee being determined by the amount of damages claimed.