# Iowa — Small Claims Court Dollar Limits by State

For Iowa, court name is small claims court; individual dollar limit is $6,500; statute or rule citation is Iowa Code chapter 631, recorded from its source on 2026-08-26.

- **jurisdiction:** Iowa _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **court name:** small claims court _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **individual dollar limit:** $6,500 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute or rule citation:** Iowa Code chapter 631 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> What kinds of cases are heard in small claims court? A small claims case is a civil action for a money judgment in which the amount of damages is $6,500 or less.

## Source

- https://www.iowacourts.gov/for-the-public/representing-yourself/small-claims/

Last verified: 2026-08-26. Review by: 2027-08-26.
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