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#Complete a Small Claims Court [http://www.agwww2.gov.bc.ca/courtsassets/gov/law-crime-and-justice/courthouse-services/court-files-records/court-forms/sclsmall-claims/scl001.pdf Notice of Claim] or Supreme Court [http://www.agwww2.gov.bc.ca/courtsassets/gov/law-crime-and-justice/courthouse-services/court-files-records/court-forms/sup_civilsupreme-civil/1.pdf Notice of Civil Claim]. Small Claims forms are available online from the [http://www.agwww2.gov.bc.ca/courtsgov/small_claims/info/forms.htm content?id=6A62E40762A844B0B3CB048E6E7E0990 Ministry of Justice website]. Supreme Court forms can be accessed through the "[http://www.clicklaw.bc.ca/content/lawscases Laws, Cases & Rules]" page on Clicklaw; click on "BC Supreme Court Civil Forms". Include the important facts related to your claim.
#Take the documents to the appropriate court registry, file them (there is a fee) and have them stamped.
#Serve a copy of the documents on the defendant. The usual way is to get a friend or a "process server" to give the documents to the defendant in person. The court registry can tell you about other ways you can serve documents.