HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 698 FILED ON: 1/19/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 415 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: James M. Cantwell _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: An Act relative to small claims court. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | James M. Cantwell | 4th Plymouth | Harriette L. Chandler |
[District]
| Thomas P. Conroy | 13th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 698 FILED ON: 1/19/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 415 By Mr. Cantwell of Marshfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 415) of James M. Cantwell, Harriette L. Chandler and Thomas P. Conroy relative to increasing the minimum claim amount for small claims court. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
HOUSE
, NO. 1317 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to small claims court.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 21 of chapter 218 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 35 by striking the words “two thousand dollars”, and inserting in place thereof the following:- “five thousand dollars”. |
