# District of Columbia — Small Claims Court Dollar Limits by State

For District of Columbia, dollar limit is $10,000; court name is Small Claims and Conciliation Branch; statute citation is D.C. Code § 11-1321, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **state:** District of Columbia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **dollar limit:** $10,000 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **court name:** Small Claims and Conciliation Branch _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute citation:** D.C. Code § 11-1321 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> The Small Claims and Conciliation Branch has exclusive jurisdiction of any action within the jurisdiction of the Superior Court which is only for the recovery of money, if the amount in controversy does not exceed $10,000, exclusive of interest, attorney fees, protest fees, and costs.

## Source

- https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/11-1321

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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