# Missouri — Small Claims Court Dollar Limits by State

For Missouri, dollar limit is five thousand dollars; court name is small claims court; statute citation is Mo. Rev. Stat. § 482.305, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **state:** Missouri _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **dollar limit:** five thousand dollars _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **court name:** small claims court _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute citation:** Mo. Rev. Stat. § 482.305 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> 482.305. Jurisdiction of small claims court. — 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, or as provided in this chapter.

## Source

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

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/).