California State Court Jurisdictional Filing Limit Changes for 2024

Effective Jan. 1, 2024, the following changes to the jurisdictional amounts for California state courts apply:

Small claims:  Maximum claim increased from $10,000 to $12,500;

Limited civil and unlawful detainer cases:  Maximum claim increased from $25,000 to $35,000; and

Unlimited civil and unlawful detainer cases:  Minimum claim increased to $35,000.

Filing fees are unchanged.
These changes can be seen here.

Los Angeles Superior Court Filing Fees Increase

Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) and all other California counties' filing fees are being increased, in accordance with a series of budget bills just signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. Each court system may implement the new civil case fee schedule at different times; LASC has not made the switch yet, but is expected to shortly.

Of interest to many will be the following:

Unlimited civil case and unlimited unlawful detainer case ($25,000+ demanded) filing fee increases from $395 to $435;

Answer or first responsive pleading filed by defendant in an unlimited civil case filing fee increases from $395 to $435; and

Probate filing fee (letter of administration or letters testamentary) and probate objection/contest filing fee each increase from $395 to $435.

See also Los Angeles Superior Court: Expect Delays

Update 7/8/2012: The new fee schedule is already in effect in Orange and San Bernardino Counties and will go into effect in Riverside County 7/9/2012, Los Angeles County 7/10/2012, and Ventura County 7/16/2012.