{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"116.510","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 116.510","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 5. Hearing [116.510. - 116.570.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-1/title-1/chapter-5.5/article-5"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 915, Sec. 13.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The hearing and disposition of the small claims action shall be informal, the object being to dispense justice promptly, fairly, and inexpensively.</p>","text":"The hearing and disposition of the small claims action shall be informal, the object being to dispense justice promptly, fairly, and inexpensively.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/hearing-116-510","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}