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Instructions to plaintiff:

1. State the claim you have against defendant in the space provided. Be clear and

concise.

2. Your total claim against defendant may not exceed $4,000, not including interest,

costs and any damages awarded under K.S.A. 60-2610 and amendments thereto. If you

are seeking the recovery of personal property, the value of that property shall be based on

your estimate of its value under oath.

3. You must be present in person at the hearing in order to avoid default judgment

against you on any claim defendant may have which arises out of the transaction or

occurrence which is the subject of your claim against the defendant.

4. You must make demand for judgment in one or both of the spaces provided

above.

5. Except as provided by law, neither you nor the defendant is permitted to appear

with an attorney at the hearing.

6. You may not file more than 20 small claims under the small claims procedure act

in this court during any calendar year.

7. After completing this form, you must subscribe to the following oath:

, hereby swear that, to the best of my

knowledge and belief, the foregoing claim asserted against the defendant (including

the estimate of value of any property sought to be recovered) is a just and true

statement, exclusive of any valid claim or defense which defendant may have.

(Signature)

Plaintiff

Subscribed and sworn to before me on the

day of

, 2

(Signature)

Judge (clerk or notary)

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