# Michigan — Small Claims Court Dollar Limits by State

For Michigan, dollar limit is $7,000.00; court name is small claims division; statute citation is Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8401(e), recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **state:** Michigan _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **dollar limit:** $7,000.00 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **court name:** small claims division _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute citation:** Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.8401(e) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> The jurisdiction of the small claims division shall be confined to cases for the recovery of money in which the amount claimed does not exceed the following: (a) Beginning September 1, 2012, $5,000.00. (b) Beginning January 1, 2015, $5,500.00. (c) Beginning January 1, 2018, $6,000.00. (d) Beginning January 1, 2021, $6,500.00 (e) Beginning January 1, 2024, $7,000.00.

## Source

- https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=MCL-600-8401

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
Part of [Small Claims Court Dollar Limits by State](https://referencesource.org/small-claims-court-limits-by-state/).