Title 1: Organization and Jurisdiction | Chapter 5.5: Small Claims Court | Article 4: Parties
California Code of Civil Procedure – 2026
§ 116.410
(a) Any person who is at least 18 years of age, or legally emancipated, and mentally competent may be a party to a small claims action.
§ 116.420
(a) No claim shall be filed or maintained in small claims court by the assignee of the claim.
§ 116.430
(a) If the plaintiff operates or does business under a fictitious business name and the claim relates to that business, the claim shall be accompanied…