# Rhode Island — Small Claims Court Dollar Limits by State

For Rhode Island, dollar limit is five thousand dollars ($5,000); statute citation is R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-16-1, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **state:** Rhode Island _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **dollar limit:** five thousand dollars ($5,000) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute citation:** R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-16-1 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> In all ex contractu civil actions and in any action to recover the amount of any tax for money only not in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) exclusive of interest and costs, and in all actions or suits to recover damages resulting from a retail sale of tangible personal property to a member of the general public or from services rendered to a member of the general public in which the plaintiff seeks to recover an amount of money only not in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) exclusive of interest and costs,

## Source

- http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE10/10-16/10-16-1.htm

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