The Higher People's Court of Jiangsu Province Application of small claims procedure to civil cases Notice of subject limit

SGFD [2024] No. 9

Intermediate People's Courts of all cities, Nanjing Maritime Court, Xuzhou Railway Transport Court, and Basic People's Courts:

According to the provisions of Article 165 of the Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China and the average wage of urban non private unit employees in our province in 2022 published in Jiangsu Statistical Yearbook 2023, since January 6, 2024, the facts newly accepted by the provincial basic people's courts and their dispatched courts, Nanjing Maritime Court and Xuzhou Railway Transport Court are clear Civil, commercial and maritime cases involving simple money payment with clear rights and obligations, little dispute and subject amount of 60862 yuan or less shall be subject to the procedure of small claims, and the first instance shall be final. If the amount of the subject matter of the above case exceeds 60862 yuan but is below 243448 yuan, the parties may also agree to apply the procedure of small claims.

It is hereby notified.

Jiangsu High People's Court

January 5, 2024