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Filing Deadline in Virginia District Court, Small Claims Division. You have a limited amount of time to bring a lawsuit, regardless of the Virginia court in which you file. The statute of limitations for injury cases is two years, and five years for property damage matters.
The small claims court has jurisdiction (the authority to hear and decide a particular type of case) over civil cases in which the plaintiff is seeking a money judgment up to $5,000 or recovery of personal property valued up to $5,000.
The filing fee for small claims of $500 and under is $40. The filing fee for claims of $501 to $2000 is $50. The filing fee for claims of $2001 to $5000 is $100. The filing fee for claims of $5001 to $7000 is $150.
Small claims courts provide a simple, informal and inexpensive option for resolving cases where the claim is $7,000 or less. You may only bring a small claim in the court for the location where either the plaintiff or the defendant lives or has a place of business or employment.
A small claims action is commenced by filing with the court an accomplished and verified Statement of Claim (Form 1-SCC) in duplicate, accompanied by a Certification of Non-forum Shopping (Form 1-A, SCC), and two (2) duly certified photocopies of the actionable document/s subject of the claim, as well as the
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Go to your county clerks office and let them know youd like to file a small claim. The clerks office will give you paperwork to fill out with basic information for your case: your name (the plaintiff), the name of the person or business youre suing (the defendant) and the amount youre asking for.
If You Are Suing: Small Claims or a Limited Civil? If you are an individual and want to file a lawsuit for $10,000 or less, you have the option of filing a small claims case or a limited civil case. If you are a business, you can file in small claims court for $5,000 or less.
Filing Deadline in Virginia District Court, Small Claims Division. You have a limited amount of time to bring a lawsuit, regardless of the Virginia court in which you file. The statute of limitations for injury cases is two years, and five years for property damage matters.
The fee for filing in small claims court depends on the amount of the claim: $30 if the claim is for $1,500 or less, $50 if the claim is for more than $1,500 but less than or equal to $5,000, or $75 if the claim is for more than $5,000.
To file suit, you must fill out a Statement of Claim and Notice form. Get this from the Small Claims Clerk in your district. Your claim may be filed in person or by mail.Filing your claim You may sue any person, business, partnership, or corporation. You can only sue for money in Small Claims Court.

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