How much can I sue for in small claims court in Rhode Island?
Answered for: Rhode Island
In all ex contractu civil actions and in any action to recover the amount of any tax for money only not in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) exclusive of interest and costs, and in all actions or suits to recover damages resulting from a retail sale of tangible personal property to a member of the general public or from services rendered to a member of the general public in which the plaintiff seeks to recover an amount of money only not in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) exclusive of interest and costs, and in all actions or suits based upon a negotiable instrument involving an amount of money only not in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) exclusive of interest and costs, the procedure shall, at the plaintiff's election, shown by his or her waiver of appeal, be as provided by this chapter.
The statute sets the small claims limit at $5,000, Applies to ex contractu actions, tax recovery, retail-sale/services damages claims, and negotiable-instrument actions, each capped at $5,000 exclusive of interest and costs. Procedure applies AT THE PLAINTIFF'S ELECTION, shown by waiver of appeal.. That figure is the one the section states; the words above are the section itself.
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