ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

Article 1 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1305, Sec. 3.

§§ 116.110–116.140 · 4 sections

• § 116.110 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “The Small Claims Act.”
• § 116.120 The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (a) Individual minor civil disputes are of special importance to the parties and of significant social…
• § 116.130 In this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise: (a) “Plaintiff” means the party who has filed a small claims action. The term includes a defendant who…
• § 116.140 The following do not apply in small claims actions: (a) Subdivision (a) of Section 1013 and subdivision (b) of Section 1005, on the extension of the time for…