Civil Code section 52.2


An action pursuant to Section 52 or 54.3 may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction. A “court of competent jurisdiction” shall include small claims court if the amount of the damages sought in the action does not exceed the jurisdictional limits stated in Section 116.220 and 116.221 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

Source: Section 52.2, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=52.­2.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2007; accessed Nov. 10, 2025).

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