Books and Pamphlets About Small Claims Court
This Web page created by the San Mateo County Small Claims Legal Advisor lists books and pamphlets that can help you with your small claims case.
Click here to find a book on this list.
Books About Collecting Your Judgment
This Web page created by the Contra Costa County Small Claims Legal Advisor lists books that can help you collect your small claims judgment.
California Bureau of Automotive Repair 
Web site of the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR), a part of the California Department of Consumer Affairs.
California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) 
The DCA Web site lists people and organizations that may be able to help you. The DCA Web site also has publications to help you in these areas:
Accounting 
Automobiles 
Bankruptcy 
Barbering and Cosmetology 
Cemetery/Funeral 
Construction and Home Improvement 
Contracts 
Credit 
Dental 
Electronic and Appliance Repair 
Engineering/Geology 
General 
Health 
Hearing/Speech 
Hiring State-Licensed Individuals and Businesses 
Home Furnishings 
Identity Theft 
Landlord 
Medical Board 
Natural Disasters
(in PDF format)
Pest Control 
Pharmacy 
Physician Assistant 
Podiatric Medicine 
Privacy 
Psychotherapy 
Retail Sales and Business Advertising 
Rental Property 
Returns, Refunds, and Warranties 
Sales 
Schools
(in PDF format)
Security 
Small Claims Court 
Smog 
Tenants 
California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement 
This site offers help with wage disputes, discrimination complaints, enforcement of California's labor laws and Industrial Welfare Commission orders, and more.
California Department of Insurance (CDI) 
The CDI site is designed to help consumers, aid in the licensing of insurance agents or brokers, and provide information on the laws that regulate the insurance industry.
California State Sheriff's Association 
This Web site can help you find your county's sheriff.
Civil Procedural Manual
Published by the California State Sheriff's Association, this book can help you find information about civil procedural law.
Click here to find this book
Contractors State License Board (CSLB) - Filing Construction Complaints 
The CSLB may be able to help you if you have a complaint against a licensed contractor.
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) 
The DMV can help you file a complaint against a car dealer.
District Attorney 
The district attorney's office in your county may be able to help you with consumer problems. This statewide roster of district attorneys is posed by the California District Attorneys Association.
Does and Don't of Using Small Claims Court (PDF 405 KB)
State Department of Consumer Affairs guide to using small claims court.
How Do I Use the Small Claims Court? 
A State Bar of California pamphlet.
Information About Disputes With Lawyers
List of resources posted by the Judicial Council of California.
LawHelpCalifornia Small Claims Court 
Links to information on using small claims court, frequently asked questions, small claims forms and more. (Select your county or enter your zip code for information specific to the area that you live in.)
Local legal services offices for seniors in California 
Directory of legal services offices for people 60 and over. Posted by the Northern California Senior Legal Hotline
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Small Claims Court: A Guide to Its Practical Use 
Guide prepared by the California Department of Consumer Affairs.
Small Claims Legal Advisors
Advisors can help you to understand California's small claims court system. The services offered by small claims advisors are different in each county. List of advisors posted by the Judicial Council of California.
See also on this site:
Landlord/Tenant Information
This section of the Self-Help Center has information on: eviction, rental deposits, housing discrimination, and free and low-cost legal help in landlord/tenant matters.
What Should I Know Before I Sign? 
A State Bar of California pamphlet.
You Don't Have to Sue (Solve a Problem Without Going to Court)
This section of the Self-Help Center can teach you about mediators and other ways to solve a problem with going to small claims court.