california-small-claims

name	california-small-claims
description	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

Court-Filled Fields (DO NOT FILL)

• CourtInfo, CaseNumber, CaseName – filled by court clerk
• TrialDate*, TrialTime*, TrialDepartment* – set by court
• TrialDateClerkSign* – court clerk signature

Date Format

Use xxxx-xx-xx (e.g., 2026-01-19)

Checkbox Values

• Checked: /1 (or /2 for second option in a pair)
• Unchecked: /Off