In a prior post I explained that the small claims jurisdictional limit was increased from $5,000 to $10,000 as of July 1, 2011. This change has necessitated a revision to the mandatory small claims summons form that is required to be used when filing an eviction, replevin, and collection actions under $10,000 (as well as arbitrations confirmations and personal injury claims less than $5,000).
So far, the Clerk of Courts has been accepting filings using the old mandatory summons (1 page form) as well as the revised mandatory summons (2 page form). However, as of November 1, 2011, they will only be accepting the new 2 page summons – SC-500. Remeber that in Milwaukee County you are required to use the Summons that is written in both English and Spanish. All mandatory small claims forms can be found here.
So if you still have some of the old forms available make sure you use them all up by October 31st.
Don’t have your eviction delayed because you are using an outdated form!
#1 by John H. (Dr Rent) Fischer on October 25th, 2011
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Is the mandatory use of the new form a Milwaukee thing, or a Wisconsin thing?
#2 by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. on October 25th, 2011
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The new Summons is a mandatory court form that is required to be used statewide in all counties. Having said that, I am sure each county will decide when they will no longer accept the old summons form. Per Milwaukee Co. they will not accept the old summons form after October 31. I do not know when the cutoff dates are for the other counties as I am already using the new summons in the other counties in which I file evictions.
#3 by John H. (Dr Rent) Fischer on October 25th, 2011
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Thank you for the update… I hate it when I go to file the paperwork and I either have an outdated form… or the rates changed and my check was made out for not enough.
#4 by Larry Strassburg on October 26th, 2011
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I looked up the state form from your blog and compared it to the two page form you mention in your blog they both have the same sc-500 and date of 08/11 but the state form does not have any spanish in it. I’m confussed on what to use.
#5 by Tristan R. Pettit, Esq. on October 26th, 2011
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Larry — there is both a SC-500 version that is only in English and a SC-500 that is in English and Spanish. I know that if you are filing inMilwaukee County you must use the SC-500 form that is in both English and Spanish. The Spanish.English version is not required in any other counties that I am aware of, but it would be best to check with the Clerk of Courts to make sure before filing in another county.