# Maryland — Small Claims Court Dollar Limits by State

For Maryland, court name is District Court; individual dollar limit is $5,000; statute or rule citation is Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 4-405, recorded from its source on 2026-08-26.

- **jurisdiction:** Maryland _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **court name:** District Court _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **individual dollar limit:** $5,000 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute or rule citation:** Md. Code, Cts. & Jud. Proc. § 4-405 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> The District Court has exclusive jurisdiction over a small claim action, which, for purposes of this section, means a civil action for money in which the amount claimed does not exceed $5,000

## Source

- https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj&section=4-405

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