Washington
What is the dollar limit for Washington?
For Washington, dollar limit is Ten thousand dollars; business limit is Five thousand dollars; court name is small claims department of the district court; statute citation is Wash. Rev. Code § 12.40.010(1), recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
(1) In every district court there shall be created and organized by the court a department to be known as the "small claims department of the district court." The small claims department shall have jurisdiction, but not exclusive, in cases for the recovery of money only if the amount claimed does not exceed: (a) Ten thousand dollars in cases brought by a natural person; or (b) Five thousand dollars in all other cases.
— app.leg.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
- state
- Washington our reading
- dollar limit
- Ten thousand dollars verified
- business limit
- Five thousand dollars verified
- court name
- small claims department of the district court verified
- statute citation
- Wash. Rev. Code § 12.40.010(1) our reading
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Source
- app.leg.wa.govhttps://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=12.40.010