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K.S.A. § 61-2701 (2026)

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61-2701. Citation of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "small claims procedure act."

History: L. 1973, ch. 239, § 1; July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1977–2024 · leading case: Hodges v. Johnson, 199 P.3d 1251 (Kan. 2009).
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Hodges v. Johnson, 199 P.3d 1251 (Kan. 2009). “The Small Claims Procedure Act, K.S.A. 61-2701 et seq., was designed to “provide a forum for the speedy trial of small claims.”
Snider v. Am. Fam. Mut. Ins. Co., 298 F.3d 1120 (Kan. 2013). “Haynes concerned mandatory awarding of fees under K.S.A. 61-2701 et seq., the Kansas Small Claims Procedure Act.”
Evans v. Provident Life & Accident Ins., 815 P.2d 550 (Kan. 1991). · cites it 2× “Haynes concerned mandatory awarding of fees under K.S.A. 61-2701 et seq., the Kansas Small Claims Procedure Act.”
Szoboszlay v. Glessner, 664 P.2d 1327 (Kan. 1983). “Szoboszlay (plaintiff-appellant) in an action brought under the Small Claims Procedure Act, K.S.A. 61-2701 et seq., against Mrs. Esta Glessner (defendant-appellee).”
Babe Houser Motor Co. v. Tetreault, 14 P.3d 1149 (Kan. 2000). “: In this appeal we consider a first impression issue in Kansas of whether a corporation is required to appear by an attorney in a suit brought under the provisions of the Small Claims Procedure Act (Act), K.S.A. 61-2701 et seq. Babe Houser Motor Co.”
Patterson v. Brouhard, 792 P.2d 983 (Kan. 1990). “The trial of all small claims actions is to the court, and no party to the action is allowed to be represented by an attorney prior to judgment.”
Kansas Bar Ass'n v. Judges of the Third Jud. Dist., 14 P.3d 1154 (Kan. 2000). “The statute in issue is a portion of the Small Claims Procedure Act, K.S.A. 61-2701 et seq., which was first enacted in 1973 to foster simplicity of pleading and provide a forum for the speedy trial of small claims.”
Windholz v. Willis, 573 P.2d 1100 (Kan. Ct. App. 1977). “: This appeal raises the constitutionality of the small claims procedure act (K.S.A. 61-2701 et seq.) as it existed from January 10, 1977, until April 27, 1977.”
Koerner v. Custom Components, Inc., 603 P.2d 628 (Kan. Ct. App. 1979). “61-1716 in determining whether a party in an action brought under the small claims act (K.S.A. 61-2701 et seq.) was entitled to a jury trial.”
Armstrong v. Lowell H. Listrom & Co., 725 P.2d 540 (Kan. Ct. App. 1986). “: Plaintiff filed an action under the small claims procedure act, K.S.A. 61-2701 et seq., and demanded judgment for $227.”
Brown v. Zimmerman, 506 P.3d 300 (Kan. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “SYLLABUS BY THE COURT In an appeal from the judgment of a district magistrate judge who is not regularly admitted to practice law in Kansas in a proceeding on the record under the Small Claims Procedure Act, K.S.A. 61-2701 et. seq., the appeal shall be tried and determined de…”
Barton v. Miller, 592 P.2d 921 (Kan. 1979). · cites it 3× “K.S.A. 61-2701 et seq. The facts giving rise to the action are not in dispute.”
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