California Code of Civil Procedure ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

• Section 116.110.
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “The Small Claims Act.”(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1305, Sec. 3. Note: Prior to 1991,...
• Section 116.120.
  The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows:(a) Individual minor civil disputes are of special importance to the parties and of significant social and economic consequence...
• Section 116.130.
  In this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise:(a) “Plaintiff” means the party who has filed a small claims action. The term includes a defendant who has...
• Section 116.140.
  The following do not apply in small claims actions:(a) Subdivision (a) of Section 1013 and subdivision (b) of Section 1005, on the extension of the time...

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