# Washington — Small Claims Court Dollar Limits by State

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.

- **state:** Washington _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **dollar limit:** Ten thousand dollars _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **business limit:** Five thousand dollars _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **court name:** small claims department of the district court _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **statute citation:** Wash. Rev. Code § 12.40.010(1) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (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.

## Source

- https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=12.40.010

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