How Small Claims Court Works

• Individuals and sole proprietors can claim up to $12,500. Businesses are generally limited to $6,250.
• You can't file more than two claims over $2,500 in a calendar year.
• You can sue for the limit and give up the rest.
• A bill to raise the limit to $15,000, AB 1827, did not pass in 2026.

• The limit is $10,000, for money claims.
• Debts owed to one creditor by the same person can't be split to fit. They must be combined, and any excess given up.

Usually where the other side lives or does business. Other options cover where an accident happened, or where an agreement was made, broken or meant to be carried out. The wrong court can get your case dismissed.

In the township where the defendant lives, does business or works, either when the claim arose or when you file. You can also file where an injury to a person or property happened, or where a contract was to be performed. Clark County has several townships, so check which applies.

The form is the SC-100. Fees are $30 up to $1,500, $50 up to $5,000 and $75 above that, or $100 if you've filed more than 12 small claims in the past 12 months. AB 2781 moves the $50 line up to $6,250, expected from January 1, 2027. You can ask for a fee waiver.

Las Vegas and Reno both list $66 up to $1,000, $86 up to $2,500, $106 up to $5,000, $146 up to $7,500 and $196 up to $10,000. Fees are set court by court, so confirm yours. Form names vary too.

The clerk sets it 20 to 70 days out.

The trial date must be within 90 days of filing unless the court finds good cause. Mediation differs by court: Reno requires it, and North Las Vegas is described as requiring it first.