Section 116.224.

(a) Notwithstanding Section 116.221, the small claims court has jurisdiction in an action brought by a natural person for damages for bodily injuries resulting from an automobile accident if the amount of the demand does not exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500).

(b) This section shall apply only if a defendant is covered by an automobile insurance policy that includes a duty to defend.

(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2015, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2015, deletes or extends that date.

(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 64, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2012. Repealed as of January 1, 2015, by its own provisions.)