Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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This legislation increases the jurisdictional limit to $25,000 from $15,000 in certain civil cases in magistrate court. The current filing fee in magistrate court is $22.00, this bill will increase that filing fee to $40.00 per case that is over $15,000. This may result in an increase in the number of cases filed in magistrate court in lieu of filing in state court. |