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=== First steps ===
=== First steps ===
If you receive a Small Claims Court Notice of Claim and you don't agree with it:
If you receive a Small Claims Court Notice of Claim and you don't agree with it:
# Complete the [http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/forms/scl/scl002.pdf '''Reply'''] that should have been served on you with the Notice of Claim. In your Reply, say why you don't agree with the claim. If you don't get a blank Reply with the Notice of Claim, you can get one at any Provincial Court registry. Small Claims forms are also available online from the [http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/small_claims/info/forms.htm Ministry of Attorney General website].
# Complete the [http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/forms/scl/scl002.pdf '''Reply'''] that should have been served on you with the Notice of Claim. In your Reply, say why you don't agree with the claim. If you don't get a blank Reply with the Notice of Claim, you can get one at any Provincial Court registry. Small Claims forms are also available online from the [http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/small_claims/info/forms.htm Ministry of Justice] website.
# Drop off the Reply or mail it to the Small Claims registry named on the Notice of Claim within 14 days of receiving the Notice of Claim. The cost for filing a Reply is $26 for a claim of up to $3,000 and $50 for a claim over $3,000.
# Drop off the Reply or mail it to the Small Claims registry named on the Notice of Claim within 14 days of receiving the Notice of Claim. The cost for filing a Reply is $26 for a claim of up to $3,000 and $50 for a claim over $3,000.


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