Bill Text: CT HB05679 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Increasing The Amount Of Damages That May Be Alleged In A Small Claims Action.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-23 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05679 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-HB05679-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5679
January Session, 2013		LCO No. 2295
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. BECKER, 19th Dist.

AN ACT INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGES THAT MAY BE ALLEGED IN A SMALL CLAIMS ACTION.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That (1) section 51-15 of the general statutes be amended to increase from five thousand dollars to ten thousand dollars the permissible damages threshold in a small claims action, and (2) that section 52-259 of the general statutes be amended to provide that the entry fee for a small claims action exceeding five thousand dollars but not exceeding ten thousand dollars shall be one hundred fifty dollars.

Statement of Purpose:

To increase the damages threshold in small claims actions and to establish a two-tiered entry fee for small claims actions with the amount of the entry fee being determined by the amount of the damages alleged.