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MS HB815

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

2/1/2011

Primary Sponsor

Deryk Parker

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases justice court jurisdiction limit from the previous amount to $5,000.00 for actions involving recovery of debts, damages, or personal property.

  • Applies the new $5,000.00 jurisdictional cap to cases where the principal of debt, amount of demand, or value of property does not exceed that threshold.

  • Maintains the prohibition against justice court judges having any pecuniary interest in the outcome of actions once suit has been filed.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2011.

Legislative Description

Justice court judges; increase jurisdictional amount to $5,000.00.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/1/2011

Full Bill Text

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