Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 1-2301 (2026)

Small claims department — Creation — Scope of claims — Venue.

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Small claims department — Creation — Scope of claims — Venue.

In every magistrate’s division of the district court of this state, the district court may create and organize a "Small Claims Department of the Magistrate’s Division," which shall have jurisdiction in cases for the recovery of money where the amount of each claim does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), and in cases for the recovery of personal property where the value of the property does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000); provided however, that the small claims department shall not award punitive damages or damages for pain or suffering in any proceeding. Any action brought in a small claims department of the magistrate’s division shall be brought in the magistrate’s division in the county where the defendant resides or the county where the cause of action arose. A defendant may request a change of venue if an action is brought in an improper county.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1986–2002 · leading case: Hindmarsh v. Mock, 57 P.3d 803 (Idaho 2002).

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Hindmarsh v. Mock, 57 P.3d 803 (Idaho 2002). · cites it 2× “See I.C. § 1-2301 (1995); see also Williams, 109 Idaho at 398 , 707 P.”

Bissett v. Unnamed Members of Political Compact, 727 P.2d 1291 (Idaho Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “(6) There is no prohibition under Idaho Code §§ 1-2301 et seq prohibiting corporations, public or private, from availing itself of the Small Claims Department of the District Court.”

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