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A complete filing guide.
Small claims court is where money disputes are resolved on simplified procedures, with a filing fee set by the court and a hearing before a judge.
Below: the claim limit, the court's filing fee, the courthouse with its hours and phone, the towns and ZIP codes this county covers, and how to file. Squabble prepares the paperwork and files it for you.
Small claims here are heard at more than one courthouse. The court matches a case to a location by address.
Tap a courthouse to see its details in the list below.
Not sure which courthouse? Use the court's official court locator to match your ZIP code to the correct location, or let Squabble identify it for you automatically. Hub courthouses can change; confirm before you file.
Dutchess County has 2 courthouses listed above; Poughkeepsie City Court is one of them. Dutchess County covers 39 ZIP codes, including the Amenia, Annandale On Hudson and Bangall areas.
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Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Saturday to Sunday Closed
Small claims cases in Dutchess County, New York, are heard in the City, Town and Village Courts, which handle claims up to $5,000. Poughkeepsie City Court sits at 62 Civic Center Plaza in Poughkeepsie, 12601, and can be reached at (845) 483-8200. Beacon City Court is located at 1 Municipal Plaza in Beacon, 12508, with a listed phone number of (845) 838-5010. Both courthouses are open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and are closed Saturday and Sunday. Dutchess County has a population of 299,963 and includes communities such as Amenia, Hyde Park, Millbrook, Pawling, Pine Plains, Fishkill and Red Hook, along with ZIP codes including 12501, 12524, 12538, 12545 and 12571. The county lies near Putnam County, Ulster County and Columbia County. Electronic filing is available. Information about each court is posted online, including the pages at http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/9jd/dutchess/poughkeepsie.shtml for Poughkeepsie City Court and http://ww2.nycourts.gov/courts/9jd/Dutchess/Beacon.shtml for Beacon City Court.
More than one location takes small claims here. The court matches a case to a location by address.
A case filed here usually comes from one of these communities:
Amenia, Annandale On Hudson, Bangall, Barrytown, Beacon, Billings, Castle Point, Chelsea, Clinton Corners, Dover Plains, Fishkill, Glenham, Holmes, Hopewell Junction, Hughsonville, Hyde Park, Lagrangeville, Millbrook, Millerton, Pawling, Pine Plains, Pleasant Valley, Poughkeepsie, Poughquag, Red Hook, Rhinebeck, Rhinecliff, Salt Point, Staatsburg, Stanfordville, Stormville, Tivoli, Verbank, Wappingers Falls, Wassaic, Wingdale.
Dutchess County is the 15th most populous of New York's 62 counties, with about 299,963 residents. Poughkeepsie City Court, in Poughkeepsie, is about 12 miles from the Putnam County courthouse in Carmel Hamlet and 8 miles from the Ulster County courthouse in Kingston.
If the other side lives just over the county line, the case may belong next door:
State law sets the rules on what the court can hear, serving the other side, filing deadlines, interest, the hearing and collecting a judgment.
Last checked August 2026. Verify current details with the court.
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