1-2301 SMALL CLAIMS DEPARTMENT -- CREATION -- SCOPE OF CLAIMS -- VENUE. - Idaho Statutes

TITLE 1

COURTS AND COURT OFFICIALS

CHAPTER 23

SMALL CLAIMS DEPARTMENT OF THE MAGISTRATE DIVISION

1-2301. Small claims department -- Creation -- Scope of claims -- Venue. 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.