Who Needs Form SC-100?
Form SC-100 is officially called Plaintiff's Claim and Order to Go to Small Claim Courts. The form is created for the court cases that involve more than $10,000. Form SC-100 must be filled out by the plaintiff, a person who is suing another individual.
What is Form SC-100 for?
The purpose of the Form SC-100 is to resolve private disputes that don’t involve large sums of money. With this form an individual can file a claim against another person based on financial disputes or other accidents that don’t involve more than $10,000. However, before taking the lawsuit to the court a plaintiff is recommended to try settling the dispute on their own. Suing somebody usually takes much time and money. A plaintiff will have to pay attorney’s fee as well as other costs regarding the lawsuit. Therefore, it may be less time and money consuming to resolve the issue without dragging it to the court.
Is From SC-100 Accompanied by Other Forms?
Besides a claim itself, a plaintiff is allowed to provide documents to prove the case. Plaintiff must also make the copy of all pages of the form and provide each party involved in the case with the copy of the claim.
When is Form SC-100 due?
Date, time and address where the hearing will take place is identified by the clerk and put down in a special section of the form.
How Do I Fill out Form SC-100?
In total there are five pages of the Form SC-100. Only two pages are fillable ones. The rest of the pages are instructions to the form. You have to fill out eleven fields providing your identifying information and defendant’s name and contact details. You must also identify how much money a defendant owes to you, the reason for filing the claim at specific courthouse, etc.
Where Do I Send Form SC-100?
The original of the claim and its copies are mailed to the clerk office to be signed and dated.
