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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 24A.200 (2026)

Purpose

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The purpose of KRS 24A.200 to 24A.360 is to improve the administration of justice in small noncriminal cases, and make the judicial system more available and comprehensible to the public; to simplify practice and procedure in the commencement, handling, and trial of such cases in order that plaintiffs may bring actions in their own behalf, and defendants may participate actively in the proceedings rather than default; to provide an efficient and inexpensive forum with the objective of dispensing justice in a speedy manner; and generally to promote the confidence of the public in the overall judicial system by providing a forum for small claims. History: Created 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 9, sec. 2.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1983–2018 · leading case: Kirchner v. Riherd, 702 S.W.2d 33 (Ky. 1985).
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Kirchner v. Riherd, 702 S.W.2d 33 (Ky. 1985). · cites it 4× “Small Claims Court is a relatively recent creation of the legislature, a special statutory procedure established by the " Small Claims Act, " KRS 24A.200 to 24A.360. KRS 24A.200 defines its "Purpose" to include: to "make the judicial system more available and comprehensible to…”
Kentucky Bar Ass'n v. Greene, 386 S.W.3d 717 (Ky. 2012). · cites it 2× “The purpose of small claims court as established by the General Assembly is expressed in KRS 24A.200: The purpose of KRS 24A.200 to 24A.”
Hibberd v. Neil Huffman Datsun, Inc., 791 S.W.2d 726 (Ky. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 3× “2 The starting point of our analysis is KRS 24A.200, which states the purpose of the small claims division.”
Baker v. Ryan, 967 S.W.2d 591 (Ky. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “This Court examined the purpose of the small claims division, KRS 24A.200, the nature of small claims, and CR 1(2).”
Miller v. Jones, 658 S.W.2d 888 (Ky. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 2× “In giving life to this branch of the judicial system, the legislature defined its purpose in these words at KRS 24A.200: The purpose of KRS 24A.200 to 24A.”
Anthony v. McLaughlin, 566 S.W.3d 581 (Ky. Ct. App. 2018). “1990), this Court held that post-judgment motions pursuant to CR 50.02, CR 52.02 and CR 59, did not toll the time for filing an appeal for a small claims court opinion because the purpose of the establishing statute therefor, KRS 24A.”
N. Tool & Equip., Inc. v. Durbin, 392 S.W.3d 424 (Ky. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “*426 The purpose of Kentucky’s Small Claims Act is expressly stated in KRS 24A.200: The purpose of KRS 24A.200 to 24A.”
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