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An Act increasing the dispute limit for small claims court, the official text

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	SECTION 1. Section 21 of chapter 218 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “$7,000”, in line 6, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $20,000.
	SECTION 2. Said section 21 of said chapter 218, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “$7,000”, in line 42, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $20,000.
	SECTION 3. Section 22 of said chapter 218, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the words “$20 for claims of $500 for less and $30 for claims of greater than $500” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- $30 for claims of $500 or less, $40 for claims of greater than $500 but less than or equal to $2000, $90 for claims of greater than $2000 but less than or equal to $5000, $140 for claims greater than $5,000 but less than or equal to $10,000, $250 for claims greater than $10,000 but less than or equal to $15,000 and $500 for claims greater than $15,000.
	SECTION 4. Said section 22 of said chapter 218, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the third paragraph.
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