25-35-505. Parties -- representation. (1) Parties in the small claims court may be individuals, partnerships, corporations, unions, associations, or any other kind of organization or entity, except the state or any agency thereof.
     (2) A party may not be represented by an attorney unless all parties are represented by an attorney in a small claims court.
     (3) An individual may represent himself in a small claims court. A partnership may be represented by a partner or one of its employees. A union may be represented by a union member or union employee. A corporation may be represented by one of its employees. An association may be represented by one of its members or by an employee of the association. Any other kind of organization or entity may be represented by one of its members or employees.
     (4) Only a party, natural or otherwise, who has been a party to the transaction with the defendant for which the claim is brought may file and prosecute a claim in the small claims court.
     (5) No party may file an assigned claim in the small claims court.
     (6) No party may file more than 10 claims in any calendar year.
     (7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a personal representative of a decedent's estate, a guardian, or a conservator may be a party in the small claims court.

     History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 586, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 213, L. 1985.