# Missouri — Small Claims Court Dollar Limits by State

For Missouri, court name is small claims court; individual dollar limit is five thousand dollars; statute or rule citation is RSMo § 482.305, recorded from its source on 2026-08-26.

- **jurisdiction:** Missouri _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **court name:** small claims court _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **individual dollar limit:** five thousand dollars _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute or rule citation:** RSMo § 482.305 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> When sitting as a small claims court, the judge shall have original jurisdiction of all civil cases, whether tort or contract, where the amount in controversy does not exceed five thousand dollars, exclusive of interest or costs

## Source

- https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=482.305

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