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C-25 - Code of Civil Procedure

Section 955
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955. Persons, partnerships or associations may not, even indirectly, divide a claim exceeding $15,000 into two or more claims that do not exceed that amount in order to avail themselves of this Book, on pain of dismissal of the action.
However, this article shall not operate to prevent the recovery of
(a)  a claim voluntarily reduced by the plaintiff to $15,000 or less;
(b)  a claim arising from a credit contract providing for repayment by instalments, or
(c)  a claim arising from a contract involving the sequential performance of obligations such as a lease, a work contract, a disability insurance contract or the like.
1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 59; 1984, c. 26, s. 24; 1992, c. 57, s. 414; 1999, c. 40, s. 56; 2002, c. 6, s. 125; 2002, c. 7, s. 148; 2014, c. 10, s. 3.
955. Persons, partnerships or associations may not, even indirectly, divide a claim exceeding $7,000 into two or more claims that do not exceed that amount in order to avail themselves of this Book, on pain of dismissal of the action.
However, this article shall not operate to prevent the recovery of
(a)  a claim voluntarily reduced by the plaintiff to $7,000 or less;
(b)  a claim arising from a credit contract providing for repayment by instalments, or
(c)  a claim arising from a contract involving the sequential performance of obligations such as a lease, a work contract, a disability insurance contract or the like.
1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 59; 1984, c. 26, s. 24; 1992, c. 57, s. 414; 1999, c. 40, s. 56; 2002, c. 6, s. 125; 2002, c. 7, s. 148.
955. A natural person or a tutor or curator acting in his official capacity, or a mandatary in the execution of a mandate given by a person in anticipation of his incapactiy who, owing to sickness, distance or any other cause considered sufficient by the clerk of the court, cannot appear in court himself as a creditor or debtor of a small claim may confer the mandate to represent him only on a spouse, relative, person connected by marriage or a civil union or friend.
Such mandate, which is by gratuitous title, must be given in writing, signed by the creditor or debtor, and must state the causes preventing the creditor or debtor from acting himself.
No advocate, subject to article 977.1 or collection agent may act as a mandatary.
1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 59; 1984, c. 26, s. 24; 1992, c. 57, s. 414; 1999, c. 40, s. 56; 2002, c. 6, s. 125.
955. A natural person or a tutor or curator acting in his official capacity, or a mandatary in the execution of a mandate given by a person in anticipation of his incapactiy who, owing to sickness, distance or any other cause considered sufficient by the clerk of the court, cannot appear in court himself as a creditor or debtor of a small claim may confer the mandate to represent him only on a relative, person connected by marriage or friend.
Such mandate, which is by gratuitous title, must be given in writing, signed by the creditor or debtor, and must state the causes preventing the creditor or debtor from acting himself.
No advocate, subject to article 977.1 or collection agent may act as a mandatary.
1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 59; 1984, c. 26, s. 24; 1992, c. 57, s. 414; 1999, c. 40, s. 56.
955. A physical person or a tutor or curator acting in his official capacity, or a mandatary in the execution of a mandate given by a person in anticipation of his incapactiy who, owing to sickness, distance or any other cause considered sufficient by the clerk of the court, cannot appear in court himself as a creditor or debtor of a small claim may confer the mandate to represent him only on a relative, person connected by marriage or friend.
Such mandate, which is by gratuitous title, must be given in writing, signed by the creditor or debtor, and must state the causes preventing the creditor or debtor from acting himself.
No advocate, subject to article 977.1 or collection agent may act as a mandatary.
1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 59; 1984, c. 26, s. 24; 1992, c. 57, s. 414.
955. A physical person or a tutor or curator acting in his official capacity who, owing to sickness, distance or any other cause considered sufficient by the clerk of the court, cannot appear in court himself as a creditor or debtor of a small claim may confer the mandate to represent him only upon a person related or allied to him or, failing a person related or allied to him in the judicial district, to a friend.
Such mandate, which is by gratuitous title, must be given in writing, signed by the creditor or debtor, and must state the causes preventing the creditor or debtor from acting himself.
No advocate, subject to article 977.1 or collection agent may act as a mandatary.
1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 59; 1984, c. 26, s. 24.
955. A physical person or a tutor or curator acting in his official capacity who, owing to sickness, distance or any other cause considered sufficient by the clerk of the court, cannot appear in court himself as a creditor or debtor of a small claim may confer the mandate to represent him only upon a person related or allied to him or, failing a person related or allied to him in the judicial district, to a friend.
Such mandate, which is by gratuitous title, must be given in writing, signed by the creditor or debtor, and must state the causes preventing the creditor or debtor from acting himself.
No advocate or collection agent may act as a mandatary.
1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 59.
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