Jurisdiction in Mandatory Cases

By statute, mandatory arbitration applies to all claims for no-fault benefits or comprehensive or collision damage coverage where the total amount of the claim, at the commencement of arbitration, is in an amount of $10,000.00 or less. In cases where the amount of the claim continues to accrue after the petition is filed, the arbitrator shall have jurisdiction to determine all amounts claimed including those in excess of $10,000.00. If the claimant waives a portion of the claim in order to come within the $10,000.00 jurisdictional limit, the claimant must specify within 30 days of filing the claims in excess of the $10,000.00 being waived. (Amended September 12, 1991; amended effective September 7, 1999; amended effective March 1, 2016.)