{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"116.310","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 116.310","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 1. OF COURTS OF JUSTICE [35. - 286.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-1"},{"name":"TITLE 1. ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION [35. - 155.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-1/title-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5.5. Small Claims Court [116.110. - 116.950.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-1/title-1/chapter-5.5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Actions [116.310. - 116.390.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-1/title-1/chapter-5.5/article-3"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 7.   Effective January 1, 2005.   Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.","effective":"2005-01-01","html":"<p>(a) No formal pleading, other than the claim described in Section <a href=\"/ccp/116.320\">116.320</a> or <a href=\"/ccp/116.360\">116.360</a>, is necessary to initiate a small claims action.</p><p>(b) The pretrial discovery procedures described in Section <a href=\"/ccp/2019.010\">2019.010</a> are not permitted in small claims actions.</p>","text":"(a) No formal pleading, other than the claim described in Section 116.320 or 116.360, is necessary to initiate a small claims action. (b) The pretrial discovery procedures described in Section 2019.010 are not permitted in small claims actions.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/actions-116-310","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}