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Mont. Code Ann. § 25-35-502 (2026)

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  5. 25-35-502 Jurisdiction

TITLE 25. CIVIL PROCEDURE

CHAPTER 35. SMALL CLAIMS PROCEDURE -- JUSTICE'S COURT

Part 5. General Provisions

Jurisdiction

25-35-502. Jurisdiction. (1) The small claims court has jurisdiction over all actions for the recovery of money or specific personal property when the amount claimed does not exceed $7,000, exclusive of costs, and the defendant can be served within the county where the action is commenced.

(2) The small claims court has jurisdiction over an interpleader under 25-35-508 in which the amount claimed does not exceed $7,000.

History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 586, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 438, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 326, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 10, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 284, L. 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1999–2015 · leading case: Petersen v. Aladdin Steel Prods., Inc., 1999 MT 262, 989 P.2d 385.
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Petersen v. Aladdin Steel Prods., Inc., 1999 MT 262, 989 P.2d 385. · cites it 14× “Did the District Court err in holding that Aladdin had properly perfected its appeal by filing a notice of appeal? ¶4 2.”
Thornton v. Alpine Home Ctr., 2001 MT 310, 38 P.3d 855. · cites it 2× “We conclude that the issues raised by Thornton’s District Court complaint are different that those raised in Small Claims Court and that these claims could not in fact have been raised by way of counterclaim in the Small Claims Court because § 25-35-502(1), MCA limits the…”
T. Kiser v. N. Kiser & McDowell, 2015 MT 315, 360 P.3d 1139. · cites it 2× “” Section 3-10-1004, MCA; § 25-35-502, MCA. ¶11 Small claims courts are creatures of statute and the Legislature has provided for their establishment in two ways.”
Mont. Code Ann. § 25-35-502(1): 2 cases
Petersen v. Aladdin Steel Prods., Inc., 1999 MT 262, 989 P.2d 385. “Did the District Court err in holding that Aladdin had properly perfected its appeal by filing a notice of appeal? ¶4 2.”
Thornton v. Alpine Home Ctr., 2001 MT 310, 38 P.3d 855. “We conclude that the issues raised by Thornton’s District Court complaint are different that those raised in Small Claims Court and that these claims could not in fact have been raised by way of counterclaim in the Small Claims Court because § 25-35-502(1), MCA limits the…”
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