{"id":269,"date":"2012-11-09T10:22:54","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T17:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.springvilleutah.gov\/justice-court\/?page_id=269"},"modified":"2025-07-02T13:09:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T20:09:28","slug":"small-claims","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.springvilleutah.gov\/justice-court\/home\/small-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Springville<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Justice Court<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Small Claims<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Small Claims Information<\/h1>\n
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    \nSpringville Justice Court has jurisdiction over small claims cases if the defendant (person being sued) resides in Springville or Mapleton City or the debt arose within the Springville or Mapleton City limits. If you have further questions, you can go directly to https:\/\/www.utcourts.gov\/en\/self-help\/case-categories\/consumer\/small-claims.html<\/a> or consult an attorney of your choosing. Additionally, refer to the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure for additional insight: https:\/\/legacy.utcourts.gov\/rules\/<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Small claims can be filed for a claim up to $20,000.00. The claim must be for actual damages.
    \nThe fee to file a small claims case is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Claim less than $2,000<\/td>\n$60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Claim for $2,001 – $7,499<\/td>\n$100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Claim for $7,500 – $20,000<\/td>\n$185<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    After the Affidavit and Summons is filed with the court, the plaintiff (the person filing the claim) is responsible to serve the defendant with notice of the suit and the trial date 30 days before the scheduled date. It is the plaintiff’s responsibility to provide proof of service to the Court at least 20 days prior to the scheduled Small Claim Trial date.<\/p>\n

    Filing a Case<\/h2>\n

    Fill out the forms in the link below and provide them to the court. They can be submitted through mail (a return address and postage must be provided), email, or brought to the court window.<\/p>\n

    Payment must be made when the case is filed OR within 15 days of filing or the case may be dismissed.<\/div>\n

    Small Claims Packet<\/a><\/p>\n

    Helpful Links<\/h2>\n

    Motion to Continue<\/a><\/p>\n

    Motion to Waive Fees<\/a><\/p>\n

    Service of a Small Claim Case<\/a><\/p>\n

    Exhibit Instructions for a Small Claim Case<\/a><\/p>\n

    Please provide three hard copies of any exhibits you wish to submit as part of the trial: one for the plaintiff, one for the defendant, and one for the court. Each copy must be numbered for easy identification during the trial. The court will not make copies of your exhibits. You must provide them yourself.<\/div>\n

    Alternative Service<\/a><\/p>\n

    Counter Claims<\/a><\/p>\n

    After Judgments<\/h2>\n

    Collecting a Judgment<\/a><\/p>\n

    Garnishments and Writs<\/a><\/p>\n

    Appeals<\/a><\/p>\n

    Satisfaction<\/a><\/p>\n

    Dismiss<\/a><\/p>\n

    Set Aside<\/a><\/p>\n

    Any motions must have the order filed with it to be considered<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Springville Justice Court Small Claims Small Claims Information Springville Justice Court has jurisdiction over small claims cases if the defendant (person being sued) resides in Springville or Mapleton City or the debt arose within the Springville or Mapleton City limits. If you have further questions, you can go directly to https:\/\/www.utcourts.gov\/en\/self-help\/case-categories\/consumer\/small-claims.html or consult an attorney […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":7,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-269","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.springvilleutah.gov\/justice-court\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.springvilleutah.gov\/justice-court\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.springvilleutah.gov\/justice-court\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.springvilleutah.gov\/justice-court\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.springvilleutah.gov\/justice-court\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.springvilleutah.gov\/justice-court\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/269\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.springvilleutah.gov\/justice-court\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.springvilleutah.gov\/justice-court\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}