Chapter 633 — Chapter 633

§§633-1 to 633-7 REPEALED. L 1971, c 144, §§9 to 15.

§§633-11 to 633-15 REPEALED. L 1971, c 144, §§16 to 20.

§§633-21 to 633-26 REPEALED. L 1970, c 182, pt of §1.

§633-27 District courts; powers. (a) All district courts, except as otherwise provided, shall exercise jurisdiction conferred by this chapter, and while sitting in the exercise of that jurisdiction, shall be known and referred to as the small claims division of the district court…

§633-28 Small claims, no appeal; appearance by whom. (a) Actions shall be commenced and conducted in the small claims division of the district court as provided by the rules of court. The clerk of the court, at the request of an individual, shall prepare the papers required to be…

§633-29 Fees and costs; waiver. The fee for issuing summons and copies, trial, judgment, and satisfaction in an action in the small claims division of the district court shall be not more than $35. Other fees shall be as prescribed by statute or rule of court. The judge may waive…

§633-30 Counterclaim; retention of jurisdiction. When the limit of the district court as provided by section 633-27 is exceeded in a counterclaim but within the jurisdictional limit of the court as provided by section 604-5, the action shall nevertheless remain in the small claim…

§633-32 Evidence. In a case tried in the small claims division, the court shall conduct the trial in such manner as to do substantial justice between the parties according to the rules of substantive law, and is not bound by the rules of evidence, whether or not set out by statut…

§633-33 Judgment for wages; oral examination; payment. When a judgment in an action pursuant to this chapter is founded in whole or in part on a claim for wages or personal services, the court, upon motion of the party obtaining judgment, shall order the appearance of the party a…

§633-34 Award of costs. In any action pursuant to this chapter, the award of costs is in the discretion of the court, which may include therein the reasonable cost of bonds and undertakings, and other reasonable expenses incident to the action, incurred by either party. No attorn…

§633-35 Other rights of judgment creditor. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, or in the rules of court, a party obtaining a judgment in the small claims division of the district court is entitled to the same remedies, processes, costs, and benefits as are given or inur…

§633-36 Forms and public information. For the more effective carrying out of this chapter, the chief justice, as administrative head of the judiciary department, shall cause to be published a booklet or pamphlet describing, in language readily understandable by a layperson, the p…

§633-37 REPEALED. L 1971, c 144, §30.

§633-8 Order to show cause. Upon the filing of a complaint with a copy of a lease or rental contract and an affidavit sworn to by the plaintiff or some competent affiant setting forth a statement of facts sufficient to show that the leased or rented personal property has been in …