# Montana — Small Claims Court Dollar Limits by State

For Montana, dollar limit is $7,000; court name is small claims court; statute citation is Mont. Code Ann. § 25-35-502(1), recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **state:** Montana _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **dollar limit:** $7,000 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **court name:** small claims court _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute citation:** Mont. Code Ann. § 25-35-502(1) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> 25-35-502. Jurisdiction. (1) The small claims court has jurisdiction over all actions for the recovery of money or specific personal property when the amount claimed does not exceed $7,000, exclusive of costs, and the defendant can be served within the county where the action is commenced.

## Source

- https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0250/chapter_0350/part_0050/section_0020/0250-0350-0050-0020.html

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