{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"87","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 87","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 5.1. Limited Civil Cases [85. - 100.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-1/title-1/chapter-5.1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Jurisdiction in Limited Civil Cases [85. - 89.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-1/title-1/chapter-5.1/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 344, Sec. 3.   Effective September 7, 1999.","effective":"1999-09-07","html":"<p>(a) A limited civil case may be brought in the small claims division if the case is within the jurisdiction of the small claims division as otherwise provided by statute. Where a statute or rule applicable to a small claims case conflicts with a statute or rule applicable to a limited civil case, the statute or rule applicable to a small claims case governs the small claims case and the statute or rule applicable to a limited civil case does not.</p><p>(b) Nothing in this section affects the jurisdiction of the small claims division as otherwise provided by statute.</p>","text":"(a) A limited civil case may be brought in the small claims division if the case is within the jurisdiction of the small claims division as otherwise provided by statute. Where a statute or rule applicable to a small claims case conflicts with a statute or rule applicable to a limited civil case, the statute or rule applicable to a small claims case governs the small claims case and the statute or rule applicable to a limited civil case does not. (b) Nothing in this section affects the jurisdiction of the small claims division as otherwise provided by statute.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/jurisdiction-in-limited-civil-cases-87","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}