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Can small claims court impose equitable relief?

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Depending on the State in which you are filing your small claims suit, equitable relief is available. You will need to do your research on local and state civil codes to ensure the following info is accurate. But as of 2008 these are states that will NOT allow Equitable Relief.

Below are a list of states that DO NOT offer Equitable Relief:
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
HAWAII
INDIANA
IOWA MAINE
MARYLAND
MICHIGAN
NEVADA
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
TEXAS
VERMONT
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA

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