The small claims department has jurisdiction in cases:
A. For the recovery of money where the amount claimed does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) including attorney fees, but exclusive of court costs and interest and where the defendant resides or the action of indebtedness was incurred within the jurisdiction of the justice court; or
B. Involving interpleader under rule 22 of the Utah rules of civil procedure, in which the amount claimed does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) including attorney fees, but exclusive of court costs and interests. (Ord. 161, 12-5-1994)