California Small Claims Court SC-100 Form

How to fill out the California Small Claims Court SC-100 form, including field mapping and required vs. optional fields.

California Small Claims Court SC-100 Form

Overview

The SC-100 form ("Plaintiff's Claim and Order to Go to Small Claims Court") is a 6-page fillable PDF. Pages 1, 5, and 6 are informational; data entry is on pages 2–4.

Field Sections by Page

Page 2 – Plaintiff & Defendant Info + Claim Amount

Plaintiff (Section 1)

Field ID suffix	Description
`PxCaption[0].Plaintiff[0]`	Plaintiff name(s) header
`PlaintiffName1[0]`	Plaintiff full name
`PlaintiffPhone1[0]`	Plaintiff phone
`PlaintiffAddress1[0]`	Plaintiff street address
`PlaintiffCity1[0]`	Plaintiff city
`PlaintiffState1[0]`	Plaintiff state
`PlaintiffZip1[0]`	Plaintiff ZIP
`PlaintiffMailingAddress1[0]`	Mailing address (if different)
`EmailAdd1[0]`	Plaintiff email
`Checkbox1[0]`	More than two plaintiffs (check /1 if yes)
`Checkbox2[0]`	Fictitious name (check /1 if yes)
`Checkbox3[0]`	Licensee/payday lender (check /1 if yes)

Defendant (Section 2)

Field ID suffix	Description
`DefendantName1[0]`	Defendant full name
`DefendantPhone1[0]`	Defendant phone
`DefendantAddress1[0]`	Defendant street address
`DefendantCity1[0]`	Defendant city
`DefendantState1[0]`	Defendant state
`DefendantZip1[0]`	Defendant ZIP
`DefendantMailingAddress1[0]`	Defendant mailing (if different)
`Checkbox4[0]`	More than one defendant
`Checkbox5[0]`	Defendant on active military duty

Claim (Section 3)

Field ID suffix	Description
`PlaintiffClaimAmount1[0]`	Dollar amount claimed
`Lia[0].FillField2[0]`	3a: Why does defendant owe money

Page 3 – When/How + Venue + Misc

Field ID suffix	Description
`Lib[0].Date2[0]`	3b: Date started (if time period)
`Lib[0].Date3[0]`	3b: Through date (if time period)
`Lib[0].Date1[0]`	3b: Single date (if specific date)
`Lic[0].FillField1[0]`	3c: How amount was calculated
`Checkbox1[0]`	Need more space (attach MC-031)
`Item4[0].Checkbox50[0]`	Sec 4: Yes – asked defendant to pay
`Item4[0].Checkbox50[1]`	Sec 4: No – did not ask
`Item4[0].FillField2[0]`	Sec 4: Explanation if No
`Lia[0].Checkbox5cb[0]`	Sec 5a: Defendant lives/does business here
`Lib[0].Checkbox5cb[0]`	Sec 5b: Buyer/lessee signed contract here
`Lic[0].Checkbox5cb[0]`	Sec 5c: Retail installment contract
`Lid[0].Checkbox5cb[0]`	Sec 5d: Vehicle finance sale
`Lie[0].Checkbox5cb[0]`	Sec 5e: Other
`Lie[0].FillField55[0]`	Sec 5e: Other (specify)
`item6[0].ZipCode1[0]`	Sec 6: ZIP of venue
`item7[0].Checkbox60[0]`	Sec 7: Yes – attorney-client fee dispute
`item7[0].Checkbox60[1]`	Sec 7: No
`item8[0].Checkbox61[0]`	Sec 8: Yes – suing public entity
`item8[0].Checkbox61[1]`	Sec 8: No
`item8[0].Date4[0]`	Sec 8: Date claim filed with public entity

Page 4 – Questions 9-11 + Signature

Field ID suffix	Description
`Item9[0].Checkbox62[0]`	Sec 9: Yes – filed 12+ claims in 12 months
`Item9[0].Checkbox62[1]`	Sec 9: No
`li10[0].Checkbox63[0]`	Sec 10: Yes – claim over $2,500
`li10[0].Checkbox63[1]`	Sec 10: No
`Sign[0].Date1[0]`	Signing date
`Sign[0].PlaintiffName1[0]`	Plaintiff printed name