District Courts

The District Courts have exclusive jurisdiction over:

• Traffic infractions.
• Summary possession.
• Ejectment proceedings (landlord-tenant), regardless of the amount of the claim.
• Non-jury trial civil cases where the relief sought is under $10,000.
• Small claims cases where the amount claimed does not exceed $5,000.

The District Courts also have jurisdiction over civil cases where:

• The debt, amount, damages, or value of the property claimed does not exceed $25,000.
• The remedy sought is specific performance valued under $25,000.
• Criminal offenses punishable by fine or by imprisonment do not exceed one year.
• Cases arise from violations of a county ordinance.
• Petitions for restraining orders for relief from and for injunctions against harassment are involved.