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| service_description = '''Small Claims Court''' currently handles cases for amounts under $25,000. However, on June 1, 2017 this limit will increase to $35,000. Another important change is that as of June 1, 2017, with just a few exceptions, civil claims up to $5,000 will no longer be dealt with in Small Claims Court. Instead, claims up to $5,000 will be resolved in BC’s new online [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/resource/4300 Civil Resolution Tribunal]. The court has registries in various communities in BC. The registries and the website provide information on procedure, rules, fees, filing, and forms.
| service_description = '''Small Claims Court''' handles cases for amounts up to $35,000, and the court has registries in various communities in BC. As of June 1, 2017, the [https://civilresolutionbc.ca/ Civil Resolution Tribunal] began resolving most small claims up to $5,000. The registries and the website provide information on procedure, rules, fees, filing, and forms.


'''Phone:''' Call Service BC at 1-800-663-7867 and ask for the Small Claims Court registry nearest you.  
'''Phone:''' Call Service BC at 1-800-663-7867 and ask for the Small Claims Court registry nearest you.  


| website =  [http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/small_claims/index.htm  www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/small_claims/index.htm]
| website =  [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/courthouse-services/small-claims gov.bc.ca]
| phone = 1-800-663-7867 (Service BC)
| clicklaw_label = '''Find on Clicklaw'''
| clicklaw_label = '''Find on Clicklaw'''
| clicklaw_address = [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1014 Court Registries on Clicklaw HelpMap]
| clicklaw_address = [http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/helpmap/service/1014 Court Registries on Clicklaw HelpMap]

Latest revision as of 22:15, 28 February 2020

Small Claims Court handles cases for amounts up to $35,000, and the court has registries in various communities in BC. As of June 1, 2017, the Civil Resolution Tribunal began resolving most small claims up to $5,000. The registries and the website provide information on procedure, rules, fees, filing, and forms.

Phone: Call Service BC at 1-800-663-7867 and ask for the Small Claims Court registry nearest you.

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(1) A central office, located in each judicial district, at which the court files for each court proceeding in that district are maintained, and at which legal documents can be filed, searched, and reviewed, or (2) a courthouse.

In law, to formally deliver documents to a person in a manner that complies with the rules of court. Service may be ordinary (mailed or delivered to a litigant's address for service), personal (hand-delivered to a person), or substituted (performed in a way other than the rules normally require). See "address for delivery," "ordinary service," "personal service" and "substituted service."

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