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