Sections
9 entriesSection 403.010Limits the chapter’s effect by providing that it neither expands nor restricts existing law governing whether amended complaints or other amended initial…Section 403.020Requires a party filing an amended initial pleading that changes a case from limited to unlimited to pay the prescribed reclassification fee,…Section 403.030Requires a cross-complaint in a limited civil case that pushes the matter beyond limited-case requirements to state that reclassification will occur, or…Section 403.040Allows timely reclassification motions and reclassification on the court's own motion at any time; late party motions require incorrect classification and good…Section 403.050Allows parties to stipulate to reclassification within the time permitted to respond to the initial pleading. Requires payment of the prescribed reclassification…Section 403.060Sets reclassification fees when a limited civil case becomes unlimited, in addition to other filing charges, and requires ordinary unlimited-case fees afterward…Section 403.070Establishes that a reclassified action or proceeding is deemed commenced when the original complaint or petition was filed, not when reclassification occurs,…Section 403.080Allows a party aggrieved by a reclassification order to seek appellate mandate review within 20 days after service of written notice. Allows…Section 403.090Allows the Judicial Council to prescribe procedural rules governing reclassification of civil actions and proceedings, provided those rules are not inconsistent with…