SC-100 Plaintiff's Claim (California Small Claims)
The Judicial Council form that starts a California small claims case for amounts up to $12,500.
About this document
Completed by the plaintiff and filed with the clerk of the superior court. The form asks for the parties, the amount claimed, why the defendant owes it and whether the plaintiff asked for payment before filing.
Jurisdiction warning
California only. Other states use their own small claims forms and different jurisdictional limits.
What the form asks for
- 1
Plaintiff and defendant names and addresses
- 2
Amount claimed
- 3
Reason the money is owed
- 4
Date the claim arose
- 5
Whether payment was demanded
Always file the authority’s own version
This page explains what the form asks for. It is not the form itself, and we deliberately do not host a copy: official forms are revised, renumbered and withdrawn without notice, and a court or agency can reject an out-of-date or unofficial version. Download the current form from the issuing body, and check any filing deadline that applies to your case.