West Virginia
What is the dollar limit for West Virginia?
For West Virginia, dollar limit is $20,000; court name is magistrate courts; statute citation is W. Va. Code § 50-2-1, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
Except as limited herein and in addition to jurisdiction granted elsewhere to magistrate courts, such courts shall have jurisdiction of all civil actions wherein the value or amount in controversy or the value of property sought, exclusive of interest and cost, is not more than $20,000.
— code.wvlegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
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- code.wvlegislature.govhttps://code.wvlegislature.gov/50-2-1/