# West Virginia — Small Claims Court Dollar Limits by State

For West Virginia, court name is magistrate courts; individual dollar limit is $20,000; statute or rule citation is W. Va. Code § 50-2-1, recorded from its source on 2026-08-26.

- **jurisdiction:** West Virginia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **court name:** magistrate courts _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **individual dollar limit:** $20,000 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute or rule citation:** W. Va. Code § 50-2-1 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> in addition to jurisdiction granted elsewhere to magistrate courts, such courts shall have jurisdiction of all civil actions wherein the value or amount in controversy or the value of property sought, exclusive of interest and cost, is not more than $20,000.

## Source

- https://code.wvlegislature.gov/50-2-1/

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