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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-119 - Judges May Hold Court for Each Other; Expenses of Judge Holding Court in Another Circuit or District; Disqualification of Judge; Change of Venue Prohibited; Assignment of Retired Judges.

5-9-119. Judges may hold court for each other; expenses of judge holding court in another circuit or district; disqualification of judge; change of venue prohibited; assignment of retired judges.
(a) The judges of the circuit courts may hold court for each other and shall do so when required by law. The expenses of any judge of a circuit court holding court in any circuit other than his own or in any district court pursuant to assignment under W.S. 5-3-112, including travel expenses and his expenses while holding court, shall be charged to the contingent fund of the circuit court in whose circuit he is holding court or to the contingent fund of the district court in whose district he is holding court pursuant to assignment under W.S. 5-3-112.
(b) A party to any action in circuit court may disqualify a circuit judge as provided by rules adopted by the supreme court for disqualification. Upon disqualification, or inability for any reason to fulfill his duties, the circuit judge shall appoint another circuit judge from his own or a different circuit or a district judge from his own or a different district, or a magistrate from the county in which the case is to be tried if no other circuit judge is available, to try the action.
(c) There shall be no change of venue for civil actions triable in circuit court.
(d) Any retired circuit court judge of this state who is not practicing law may, with his consent and the consent of the chief justice, at the request of a circuit court judge be assigned to hear a case in a circuit court as otherwise authorized by law. During any period of assignment, a retired circuit court judge shall receive as compensation an amount equal to the current compensation of a judge of the court to which he is assigned. The compensation received by a retired circuit court judge during any period of assignment shall not affect the receipt of any retirement allowance of the retired circuit court judge during the period of assignment. Assignments of retired circuit court judges under this section shall only be made in a manner that does not jeopardize the qualified status of state retirement plans established by the Wyoming legislature. When called to serve, a retired circuit court judge shall receive the same per diem and travel allowance as allowed active circuit court judges. Per diem allowances and compensation shall be paid from the contingent fund of the court to which the retired judge is assigned.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-121 - Seal of Court.

5-9-121. Seal of court.
Each circuit court shall have a seal. Each court shall use a seal having upon it the inscription: "Circuit Court of the .... (Number of the Judicial District) Judicial District, .... (Name of County) County, State of Wyoming". The seal of a circuit court shall be affixed by a stamp that reproduces legibly under photographic processes. A judge of a circuit court shall affix his seal to every jurat or certificate of his official acts without additional fee.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-122 - Budget.

5-9-122. Budget.
The supreme court shall submit one (1) budget for the operation of all circuit courts, itemized by circuit, to the legislature for appropriation for each biennial period using forms and following procedures provided by law for state agencies funded by legislative appropriation. The supreme court shall submit the circuit courts' budget in the same manner as provided for the supreme court budget in W.S. 5-2-123.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-124 - County to Provide Quarters and Equipment; State to Furnish Certain Property for Judges.

5-9-124. County to provide quarters and equipment; state to furnish certain property for judges.
The board of county commissioners shall provide suitable quarters to house the circuit court and shall provide necessary furniture and fixtures to enable it to function in accordance with this act. Each judge shall be furnished by the state of Wyoming, without charge, the American and Wyoming state flags, the latest edition of the Wyoming Statutes, cumulative supplements thereto and the latest Session Laws of Wyoming. All property furnished to a judge shall remain the property of the governmental unit supplying the same, and upon termination of a judge's term of office, shall be transmitted to his successor in office.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-126 - Business Hours; Judge to Be Always Available for Criminal Matters.

5-9-126. Business hours; judge to be always available for criminal matters.
Circuit courts shall be open for the transaction of business during regular business hours, and in criminal matters a judge, magistrate or district court commissioner shall be available at all times for fixing and accepting bail, issuing warrants including search warrants, and conducting arraignment proceedings.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-128 - Civil Jurisdiction.

5-9-128. Civil jurisdiction.
(a) Each circuit court has exclusive original civil jurisdiction within the boundaries of the state for:
(i) An action where the prayer for recovery is an amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), exclusive of court costs;
(ii) Actions to recover specific personal property the value of which does not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), exclusive of court costs and shall be prosecuted in accordance with W.S. 1-15-301 through 1-15-306;
(iii) Actions to foreclose or enforce a lien on or security interest in personal property perfected under the Uniform Commercial Code, W.S. 34.1-1-101 through 34.1-10-104, when the amount claimed on the lien or security interest does not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), exclusive of court costs;
(iv) Actions for small claims as provided by W.S. 1-21-201 through 1-21-205;
(v) Actions for forcible entry or detainer as provided by W.S. 1-21-1001 through 1-21-1016;
(vi) Actions to foreclose and enforce the following statutory liens only, when the amount claimed on the lien does not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), exclusive of court costs:
(A) Construction liens as provided by W.S. 29-2-101 through 29-2-113;
(B) Liens for labor and materials as provided by W.S. 29-4-101 and 29-4-102;
(C) Liens for labor and services as provided by W.S. 29-5-101 through 29-5-106 and 29-7-101 through 29-7-301; and
(D) Liens for taxes as provided by W.S. 39-15-108(d) and 39-16-108(d).
(vii) Actions to dispose of an abandoned vehicle as provided by W.S. 31-13-112(e), regardless of the value of the abandoned vehicle.
(b) The circuit court may issue writs of attachment or garnishment as provided by W.S. 1-15-101 through 1-15-212 and 1-15-401 through 1-15-511, and may issue judgment, execution and stay of execution, and order the sale of the property seized under execution as provided by W.S. 1-19-101 through 1-19-108 and 1-21-401 through 1-21-703. A writ of execution issuing from a circuit court shall be in the form and subject to the provisions of W.S. 1-17-308.
(c) The judge may submit to arbitration any civil matter pending in circuit court, upon agreement of the parties as provided by W.S. 1-21-801 through 1-21-804, or upon application of either party showing an arbitration agreement and refusal of the opposing party to arbitrate as provided by W.S. 1-36-101 through 1-36-119.
(d) The provisions of W.S. 5-1-107 pertaining to the exercise of personal jurisdiction apply in the circuit courts.
(e) The circuit court shall have jurisdiction to enforce and make findings under the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, W.S. 2-3-1001 through 2-3-1017. This jurisdiction shall include the authority to make necessary findings concerning compliance with federal law as required by the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-131 - Assignment to District Court Judge.

5-9-131. Assignment to district court judge.
(a) A circuit court judge may assign to a district court judge any case or proceeding within the jurisdiction of the circuit court subject only to the following restrictions:
(i) Rules promulgated by the supreme court; and
(ii) Acceptance of the judge to whom the assignment of the case or proceeding is to be made.
(b) The law and rules governing circuit court and appeals therefrom shall apply to a case or proceeding assigned pursuant to this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-132 - Authority to Set Bail; Preliminary Examinations.

5-9-132. Authority to set bail; preliminary examinations.
(a) Judges and magistrates of the circuit court are authorized to set bail before trial in accordance with this subsection and with the rules of the Wyoming supreme court. Judges and magistrates of the circuit court shall have the power and the duty to decide promptly the bail application of any person arrested for a violation of state law within the county, whether or not the formal document charging the person with a violation of state law has been filed with the court.
(b) Preliminary examinations for persons charged with a felony shall be conducted by the circuit court judge or magistrate.
(c) Preliminary examinations of persons charged with a misdemeanor shall not be conducted for a determination of probable cause.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-133 - Powers Generally.

5-9-133. Powers generally.
(a) A circuit court may:
(i) Preserve and enforce order in its immediate presence and in the proceedings before it according to the Wyoming Rules of Criminal Procedure for Circuit Courts and punish for contempt as provided therein;
(ii) Compel obedience to its judgments, orders, and processes;
(iii) Control, in furtherance of justice, the conduct of its ministerial officers, and of all other persons in any manner connected with judicial proceedings before it, in every matter pertaining thereto;
(iv) Issue warrants, including search warrants, summonses, subpoenas or other process in civil and criminal cases;
(v) Administer oaths and affirmations and take bail, acknowledgments, affidavits, and depositions;
(vi) Amend and control its process and orders to make them conformable to law and justice;
(vii) Proceed to trial, render judgment, and grant writs of execution to carry into effect any order or judgment of the court;
(viii) Perform marriage ceremonies.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-134 - Probation; Correction and Reduction of Sentence.

5-9-134. Probation; correction and reduction of sentence.
The circuit court may place a criminal defendant on probation pursuant to W.S. 7-13-301 through 7-13-307. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the probation period for a defendant whose disposition includes participation in a substance abuse treatment program or a court supervised treatment program may exceed the maximum term of imprisonment established for the offense, but shall not exceed three (3) years. The court shall conduct, on at least a monthly basis, a review on the progress of a defendant sentenced to treatment under this section. The review may be conducted in a manner the court deems appropriate, but shall include receiving regular progress reports from the treatment provider.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-135 - Filing Fee.

5-9-135. Filing fee.
For all civil matters the circuit court shall collect from the plaintiff an original filing fee of twenty dollars ($20.00), a court automation fee of forty dollars ($40.00), and an indigent civil legal services fee of ten dollars ($10.00) excluding small claims civil actions as provided in W.S. 1-21-201 through 1-21-205 which shall have a filing fee of ten dollars ($10.00). The court automation fee shall be deposited into the judicial systems automation account and the indigent civil legal services fee shall be deposited into the indigent civil legal services account as provided by W.S. 5-9-144.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-136 - Request for Jury in Civil Actions; Fee; Right to Jury in Criminal Actions.

5-9-136. Request for jury in civil actions; fee; right to jury in criminal actions.
In civil actions in a circuit court, a jury shall be considered waived unless demand is made by either party as provided by the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure and a jury fee in the amount provided by the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure is paid to the clerk of the circuit court and thereafter is deposited and dispersed as provided by the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure. In criminal proceedings in a circuit court the accused shall have the right to a trial by jury unless such right is waived as provided by the Wyoming Rules of Criminal Procedure.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-138 - Abstract of Judgment; Lien of Judgment on Real Estate; Lien on Real Estate in Another County.

5-9-138. Abstract of judgment; lien of judgment on real estate; lien on real estate in another county.
(a) At any time while the papers in any case in which a judgment has been rendered by a circuit court are retained by the court, the judge shall certify and deliver an abstract of the judgment to any person on the payment of a five dollar ($5.00) fee.
(b) The judgment creditor in any judgment rendered in circuit court may file with the clerk of the district court and record with the county clerk of the county in which the judgment was rendered a transcript thereof, certifying therein the amount paid thereon, if any. The clerk of the district court shall enter the case on the execution docket, together with the amount of the judgment. If within ten (10) days after the judgment was rendered, the judgment debtor pays the same or gives bond for stay of execution, the circuit judge shall immediately certify that fact to the clerk of the district court and the county clerk. The clerk of the district court shall enter a memorandum thereof upon the execution docket. The cost of the transcript, the filing, recording and the entry on the docket shall be paid by the party who files and records the transcript and may be taxed to the other party. The judgment shall be a lien on the real estate of the judgment debtor within the county from the day and time the transcript is recorded with the county clerk. Execution may be issued on the judgment at any time after filing the transcript with the clerk of the district court as if the judgment had been rendered in the district court.
(c) The judgment creditor in any judgment rendered by any circuit court in this state and filed in the judgment record of the district court, may file a transcript of the judgment record of the district court with the clerk of the district court and record a transcript of the judgment with the county clerk in any other county within this state where the judgment debtor owns real estate. The judgment is a lien upon all real estate of the judgment debtor in any county in which the transcript is recorded with the county clerk from the date of recording with the county clerk. The clerk of the district court of any county in which the transcript is filed shall enter the judgment upon the judgment records of the court in the same manner as judgments are rendered in that court.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-139 - Reporting of Proceedings; Preservation Thereof.

5-9-139. Reporting of proceedings; preservation thereof.
(a) In any judicial proceedings before the circuit court, unless waived by the parties whenever the presiding judge of a circuit court shall deem it necessary, or upon the request of either party, the court shall provide for the reporting of the testimony and proceedings, with objections made, the rulings of the court, and oral and written charges. The reporting may be made by stenographic reporting, electronic recording or other appropriate means authorized by the court.
(b) The testimony and proceedings shall be retained and preserved for at least twelve (12) months after entry of final judgment, sentence, or order on appeal if an appeal is taken.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-140 - Appointment of Special Reporters; Certification of Transcript.

5-9-140. Appointment of special reporters; certification of transcript.
If the record is to be made by a stenographic reporter, the judge shall appoint a special stenographic reporter to report the testimony and proceedings. If the record is made by means of electronic recording, the judge shall appoint a special reporter to make the electronic recording, and in those cases in which it is required, the judge shall appoint an official stenographer to furnish with reasonable diligence a typewritten transcript of the testimony and proceedings. The report of the official stenographer, when typewritten and certified by him as a correct transcript of the testimony and proceedings in the case, shall be prima facie a correct statement of such testimony and proceedings. The signature of the stenographer on the certification of the transcript shall be duly acknowledged by him before a notarial officer of this state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-142 - Stay of Execution on Judgment; Bond.

5-9-142. Stay of execution on judgment; bond.
In a civil matter no execution on a judgment may be stayed unless and until the party applying for the appeal, or someone for him, gives bond in an amount and with sufficient surety approved by the judge of the district court or the clerk of the district court, to abide by such judgment as may be rendered on appeal if such appeal is perfected, or if not so perfected, then to satisfy the judgment of the circuit court. If such bond is furnished by or on behalf of any party against whom the judgment has been rendered for money or property or both, the bond shall be conditioned for the performance and satisfaction of such judgment or order as may be entered against such party on appeal, and for the payment of all costs and damages which may be awarded against him in the district court. If the appeal is by a party against whom there is no recovery except for costs, the bond shall be conditioned for the payment of such costs and damages as may be awarded against him on the appeal.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-143 - Security on Appeal.

5-9-143. Security on appeal.
The district court to which an appeal is taken from a circuit court in a civil case may on motion for good cause shown, after five (5) days notice to the appellant, require the appellant to give new or additional security. If the security is not given within the time prescribed by the district court, the appeal shall be dismissed with costs, and the judgment of the circuit court shall remain in effect, and the district court shall enter judgment and award execution thereon, with costs, against the appellant and his surety.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-144 - Receipts for Money Paid Into Court.

5-9-144. Receipts for money paid into court.
When any money is paid into a circuit court, a receipt for said amount shall be issued promptly upon a form prescribed by the Wyoming supreme court. The receipts shall be prenumbered in numerical sequence. The original copy shall be delivered to a payor making payment by cash or in person, otherwise the original shall be attached to the court file. A copy shall be filed in the office of the issuing judge. The receipts shall be prenumbered by the printer, and the printer shall give to the supreme court a receipt showing the numbers so printed. Except as provided in W.S. 5-9-106, the circuit court shall pay all fines, forfeitures and other penalties to the county treasurer and all fees, costs and other receipts to the state treasurer. The court automation fee prescribed by W.S. 5-9-135 or established by court rule shall be deposited by the state treasurer into the judicial systems automation account established by W.S. 5-2-120. The indigent civil legal services fee prescribed by W.S. 5-9-135 shall be deposited by the state treasurer into the indigent civil legal services account established by W.S. 5-2-121. The police officer continuing education and training fee prescribed by W.S. 31-5-1201(h) shall be deposited by the state treasurer into the account in the enterprise fund under W.S. 9-1-633(n).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-145 - Failure of Judge to Give Receipt Constitutes Cause for Removal From Office.

5-9-145. Failure of judge to give receipt constitutes cause for removal from office.
Failure, refusal, or neglect of a judge of a circuit court to give a receipt as required by W.S. 5-9-144, for any money paid into the circuit court is misconduct, which constitutes cause for removal from office.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-146 - Deposit of Money With County or State Treasurer.

5-9-146. Deposit of money with county or state treasurer.
When any fines, forfeitures, costs or fees are deposited with the judge of a circuit court pursuant to any action or proceedings in the court, or pursuant to any order, decree or judgment of the court, the money in his possession shall be deposited no later than the tenth day following the month of receipt with the county or state treasurer, except as provided in W.S. 5-9-106. If the money has not been so deposited by the tenth day of the month and no just cause is shown, said judge shall forfeit twenty-five dollars ($25.00) a day for each day after the tenth day of the month during which the deposits have not been made.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-147 - Supreme Court to Establish Uniform Accounting System.

5-9-147. Supreme court to establish uniform accounting system.
The Wyoming supreme court shall establish, supervise, and as necessary from time to time, modify a uniform system of accounting, including a system of regular audits for circuit courts, to provide for the proper and uniform accounting of all money received and disbursed by circuit courts, and all judges of the circuit courts shall comply therewith.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-148 - Failure to Keep Accounts or Account for Money.

5-9-148. Failure to keep accounts or account for money.
Failure to keep accounts pursuant to the system established by the Wyoming supreme court or failure to account for money paid into and disbursed by the circuit court is misconduct, which may constitute cause for removal from office.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-149 - Bank Accounts.

5-9-149. Bank accounts.
The accounting system established by the Wyoming supreme court may provide for bank accounts for each circuit court in which money received by the circuit court may be deposited and disbursed as provided therein, and for such records, reports and procedures as the supreme court requires. If a bank account is established into which fines, costs or forfeitures are deposited, the accounting system established by the supreme court shall require, where available, the use of accounts in a financial institution authorized by W.S. 9-4-803(a) which may earn interest, in which the deposits are subject to payment upon demand and which are insured or secured as provided in W.S. 9-4-817(c). Interest earned on deposits of fines and forfeitures in such accounts shall be forwarded monthly to the county treasurer and credited to the county public school fund. Interest earned on all other deposits in such accounts shall be forwarded to the state treasurer quarterly and credited to the victim's compensation account created by W.S. 1-40-114(a).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-152 - Suit to Enforce Collection or Transmittal of Fines; Failure to Transmit Constitutes Cause for Removal From Office; Liability on Judge's Bond.

5-9-152. Suit to enforce collection or transmittal of fines; failure to transmit constitutes cause for removal from office; liability on judge's bond.
(a) If it is apparent through examination conducted by the Wyoming supreme court, or by other means, that any fines or forfeitures have not been transmitted, the county attorney shall bring suit to enforce the collection or transmittal, or both. Failure to transmit fines, forfeitures or costs is misconduct which constitutes cause for removal from office.
(b) Repealed By Laws 2011, Ch. 57, 1.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-153 - Examination of Court Records by Public, Department of Audit, Attorney General and County Attorneys Permitted.

5-9-153. Examination of court records by public, department of audit, attorney general and county attorneys permitted.
The records kept by a judge of a circuit court shall be public and available for examination during the regular business hours of the court. The state department of audit, Wyoming supreme court, the attorney general or the county attorney of the particular county in which the circuit court is situated may examine them at any time upon demand.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-9-154 - Electronic Submittal of Fees, Fines, Bonds and Penalties.

5-9-154. Electronic submittal of fees, fines, bonds and penalties.
(a) The supreme court may authorize, develop and implement an electronic transaction system via internet technology or similar medium for submittal of payment to the circuit courts of all fees, penalties and fines and bonds for misdemeanor offenses for which bond may be posted and forfeited. The supreme court shall ensure that any electronic transaction system implemented shall ensure compliance with W.S. 5-9-144, 5-9-146, 5-9-149 and any other applicable provisions of law. The supreme court shall further ensure that the adopted electronic transaction system provides for efficient, safe, secure and accurate transactions.
(b) The supreme court may accept payment through the electronic system by credit card, direct withdrawal or any other negotiable instrument under W.S. 9-4-217(h).
(c) Any fees assessed for processing a credit card payment shall be borne by the person tendering payment.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 2 - Magistrates of the Circuit Court › Section 5-9-201 - Qualifications for Magistrates.

5-9-201. Qualifications for magistrates.
(a) A full-time magistrate of the circuit court under W.S. 5-9-206 shall be a qualified elector and a resident of the county for which appointed.
(b) A part-time magistrate of the circuit court under W.S. 5-9-210 shall be a qualified elector and a resident of the district within which the circuit court is located.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 2 - Magistrates of the Circuit Court › Section 5-9-202 - Circuit Court to Enter Order Appointing Magistrates.

5-9-202. Circuit court to enter order appointing magistrates.
The circuit court in open court shall enter an order appointing each full-time magistrate of the circuit court under W.S. 5-9-206 and each part-time magistrate of the circuit court under W.S. 5-9-210 and shall enter the order upon the journal. A certified copy of the journal entry shall be evidence of the appointment in all courts of this state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 2 - Magistrates of the Circuit Court › Section 5-9-203 - Oath.

5-9-203. Oath.
Magistrates of the circuit court, before entering upon the discharge of their official duties, shall take and subscribe before a circuit court judge or a clerk of a court of record the oath of office prescribed by the constitution of Wyoming.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 2 - Magistrates of the Circuit Court › Section 5-9-206 - Full-Time Magistrates; Selection.

5-9-206. Full-time magistrates; selection.
(a) In every county receiving the services of a circuit court and wherein a circuit court judge does not reside, there may be one (1) full-time magistrate who shall meet the qualifications under W.S. 5-9-201.
(b) Upon determination by the supreme court after consultation with the appropriate board of county commissioners, that a full-time magistrate is necessary, all of the circuit judges whose circuit includes the county together shall agree upon a person to fill the office of a full-time magistrate under subsection (a) of this section. The name of the agreed upon person shall be submitted for approval or rejection to the board of county commissioners of the county wherein the full-time magistrate will serve. Upon approval by the board, the circuit court shall appoint the person as a magistrate as provided in W.S. 5-9-202.
(c) When a vacancy occurs in the office of a full-time magistrate, the supreme court shall determine whether a full-time magistrate shall be appointed. In making its determination, the supreme court shall take into account whether one (1) or more part-time magistrates will sufficiently meet the needs of the county. If the supreme court after consultation with the appropriate board of county commissioners, determines that a full-time magistrate shall not be appointed, one (1) or more part-time magistrates shall be appointed as provided in W.S. 5-9-210.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 2 - Magistrates of the Circuit Court › Section 5-9-207 - Full-Time Magistrates; Term of Office; Retention; Removal.

5-9-207. Full-time magistrates; term of office; retention; removal.
(a) The term of office of each full-time magistrate selected under W.S. 5-9-206 and appointed under W.S. 5-9-202 shall be four (4) years. The magistrate shall serve for one (1) year after that person's appointment and until the first Monday in January following the next general election after the expiration of that year.
(b) At the general election, the full-time magistrate shall stand for retention in office in the county wherein the magistrate was appointed. Irrespective of any vote of the electorate whereby the magistrate is retained in office, the circuit judges of the circuit by unanimous vote may remove the magistrate.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 2 - Magistrates of the Circuit Court › Section 5-9-209 - Full-Time Magistrates; Salary.

5-9-209. Full-time magistrates; salary.
A full-time magistrate of the circuit court shall receive an annual salary and benefits as determined by the legislature. The salary and benefits shall be paid by the state in equal monthly allotments.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 2 - Magistrates of the Circuit Court › Section 5-9-210 - Part-Time Magistrates; Selection.

5-9-210. Part-time magistrates; selection.
(a) In a county receiving the services of a circuit court and whether or not a circuit court judge resides in the county, there may be one (1) or more part-time magistrates each of whom shall meet the qualifications under W.S. 5-9-201 and each shall be appointed as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) If a circuit court judge finds the public interest requires a magistrate for any county within that judge's circuit irrespective of where the circuit court judge resides, then the circuit judge shall submit the name of the person for approval or rejection to the board of county commissioners of the county wherein the magistrate will serve. Upon approval by the board, the circuit court shall appoint the part-time magistrate as provided in W.S 5-9-202.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 2 - Magistrates of the Circuit Court › Section 5-9-211 - Part-Time Magistrates; Tenure.

5-9-211. Part-time magistrates; tenure.
Each part-time magistrate appointed under W.S. 5-9-202 shall serve continuously and solely at the pleasure of the appointing circuit court judge.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 2 - Magistrates of the Circuit Court › Section 5-9-213 - Part-Time Magistrates; Pay.

5-9-213. Part-time magistrates; pay.
A part-time magistrate of the circuit court shall be paid by the state. A claim for compensation under this section shall be made by voucher, verified under oath, setting forth in detail the services performed, time expended and amount of compensation claimed. No claim for compensation under this section shall be paid unless approved and allowed by a judge of the circuit court.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 9 - Circuit Courts › Article 2 - Magistrates of the Circuit Court › Section 5-9-214 - Circuit Court to Review Orders; Approval or Disapproval.

5-9-214. Circuit court to review orders; approval or disapproval.
The circuit court shall at each term review and approve or disapprove, reverse or modify orders made by, and proceedings had before, magistrates in proceedings under W.S. 5-9-208(c)(v), (vii) through (ix), (xiii)(F) and (xvii) and 5-9-212(a)(v), (vii), (xi) and (xiii) through (xv).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 12 - Court Supervised Treatment Programs › Section 5-12-101 - Short Title; Court Supervised Treatment.

5-12-101. Short title; court supervised treatment.
Any district, juvenile, circuit, municipal or tribal court judge or circuit court magistrate may act as a participating judge in a court supervised treatment program established pursuant to W.S. 7-13-1601 through 7-13-1615.
Note: Effective 7/1/2024 this section will read as:
(a) This act shall be known as and may be cited as the "Court Supervised Treatment Programs Act."
(b) Any district, juvenile, circuit, municipal or tribal court judge or circuit court magistrate may act as a participating judge in a court supervised treatment program established pursuant to this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 13 - Chancery Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-13-101 - Chancery Court Established.

5-13-101. Chancery court established.
Pursuant to the provisions of article 5, section 1 of the Wyoming Constitution, the chancery court of the state of Wyoming is hereby established for the state of Wyoming.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 13 - Chancery Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-13-102 - Chancery Court Fund Account Created; Purposes.

5-13-102. Chancery court fund account created; purposes.
(a) There is created an account entitled "the chancery court account." The chancery court account shall receive all filing fees received by the chancery court. Any interest accruing to the account shall be retained in the account and may be expended for the purposes provided in this section. No funds shall be expended from the account until the legislature appropriates the funds. Funds within the account shall be used for the purpose of funding operation of the chancery courts, including judicial salaries, staff salaries, supplies, operating costs and other expenses of the chancery court.
(b) The judicial salaries, staff salaries, supplies, operating costs and other expenses of the chancery court may be appropriated by the legislature from the general fund, or other fund, to the extent sufficient funds are not available in the chancery court account.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 13 - Chancery Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-13-103 - Number of Judges; Location of Chambers; Concurrent Jurisdiction.

5-13-103. Number of judges; location of chambers; concurrent jurisdiction.
(a) The chancery court of the state of Wyoming shall consist of no more than three (3) judges. The location of chambers and assignment of cases shall be prescribed by rules promulgated by the supreme court.
(b) All chancery court judges in the state shall have concurrent jurisdiction throughout the state as provided in W.S. 5-13-115(d).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 13 - Chancery Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-13-104 - Supreme Court to Adopt Rules; Fees and Court Costs; Rules of Procedure to Govern Courts; Place for Holding Court; Inherent Powers; Appeals.

5-13-104. Supreme court to adopt rules; fees and court costs; rules of procedure to govern courts; place for holding court; inherent powers; appeals.
(a) The Wyoming supreme court is hereby vested with management and supervisory powers, including financial auditing authority, over the chancery court of the state of Wyoming. The Wyoming supreme court shall establish procedures and regulations for the effective and expeditious resolution of disputes between parties and the administration of the business of the chancery court, including the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure for the Chancery Courts and procedures for:
(i) The filing of an action with the chancery court;
(ii) The removal of an existing case from another court to the chancery court;
(iii) The removal, by the non-filing party, of a case filed with the chancery court to another court;
(iv) Trial without a jury;
(v) The ordering of mediation;
(vi) Referrals to a special master;
(vii) The streamlined and expeditious completion of discovery.
(b) The Wyoming supreme court shall establish fees and charges for the chancery court, provided:
(i) The fees and charges are established to, as nearly as practicable, fund the operation of the chancery court; and
(ii) The original filing fee is set at not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00). The fee shall apply to original actions commenced, actions removed or transferred to the chancery court from another court and to actions that are reopened after a final decree previously has been entered.
(c) The Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure for Chancery Courts and the Wyoming Rules of Evidence, as amended or supplemented from time to time, shall govern the chancery court.
(d) The judges of the chancery court may hold court for each other and shall do so when required by law. A judge of the chancery court may hold court in any county where venue is appropriate.
(e) When no special provision is otherwise made by law, the chancery court shall be vested with all inherent powers that are possessed by courts of record in this state.
(f) Opinions of the chancery court shall be published by the clerk of the chancery court in a searchable electronic database.
(g) An appeal from a judgment or other appealable order of the chancery court shall be to the Wyoming supreme court in accordance with the Wyoming Rules of Appellate Procedure.
(h) As used in subsection (a) of this section, "effective and expeditious resolution of disputes between parties" means the resolution of a majority of the actions filed in the chancery court within one hundred fifty (150) days of the filing of the action.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 13 - Chancery Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-13-105 - Name of Court; Presider.

5-13-105. Name of court; presider.
The chancery court shall be called the "Chancery Court of the State of Wyoming" which shall be a court of record with a seal and the judge and clerk thereof have power to administer oaths and affirmations. The chancery court shall be presided over by a chancery court judge.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 13 - Chancery Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-13-106 - Term of Chancery Court Judges.

5-13-106. Term of chancery court judges.
The terms of chancery court judges shall be six (6) years. Each chancery court judge selected under the provisions of article 5, section 4 of the Wyoming Constitution shall serve for one (1) year after his appointment and until the first Monday in January following the next general election after the expiration of the year. At the general election, he shall stand for retention in office throughout the state as provided in article 5, section 4 of the Wyoming Constitution.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 13 - Chancery Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-13-107 - Judges to Be Nonpartisan; Nomination and Appointment.

5-13-107. Judges to be nonpartisan; nomination and appointment.
Judges of the chancery court shall be nonpartisan, shall be nominated and appointed and retained as provided by article 5, section 4 of the Wyoming Constitution.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 13 - Chancery Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-13-108 - Qualifications for Appointment.

5-13-108. Qualifications for appointment.
(a) To be eligible for appointment to the office of judge of the chancery court, a person shall be:
(i) A qualified elector of the state;
(ii) Authorized to practice law in Wyoming; and
(iii) Experienced or knowledgeable in the subject matter jurisdiction of the chancery court.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 13 - Chancery Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-13-109 - Temporary Assignment to Fill Vacancies; Appointments to Fill Vacancies in Office.

5-13-109. Temporary assignment to fill vacancies; appointments to fill vacancies in office.
(a) Prior to the appointment of a chancery court judge under subsection (b) of this section or in the event a chancery court judge appointed under W.S. 5-13-107 dies, becomes unable or unwilling to perform the duties of his office, the supreme court may temporarily assign the duties of chancery court judge to be performed by a person who meets the qualifications set forth in W.S. 5-13-108. Any assignment shall be made to:
(i) A retired supreme court justice;
(ii) A retired district court judge;
(iii) A member of a panel of up to five (5) active district court judges selected by the supreme court to serve as a chancery court judge on an ad hoc basis;
(iv) A special master; or
(v) A magistrate.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2025, the office of judge of the chancery court and any vacancies therein shall be filled as provided by W.S. 5-13-107.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 13 - Chancery Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-13-110 - Delivery of Official Records and Papers to Successor in Office.

5-13-110. Delivery of official records and papers to successor in office.
If the office of judge of the chancery court becomes vacant by reason of death, removal from office or otherwise, the senior chancery court judge, or if there is none, the clerk of the chancery court, shall take charge of the official records and papers of the judge and deliver them to the successor in office of that judge.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 13 - Chancery Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-13-111 - Jurisdiction of Successor Is Same as That of Predecessor in Office.

5-13-111. Jurisdiction of successor is same as that of predecessor in office.
A judge of the chancery court with whom the records of his predecessor have been deposited has the same jurisdiction over all actions and proceedings entered in the records as if they were originally commenced before him.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 13 - Chancery Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-13-112 - Salaries of Judges; Traveling Expenses.

5-13-112. Salaries of judges; traveling expenses.
Chancery court judges shall receive the annual salary provided by W.S. 5-1-110(a)(iv). When a new salary is effective for any judge of the chancery court upon new appointment or the commencement of a new term, it shall be effective for all judges of the chancery court. In addition to salary, a judge of the chancery court shall be reimbursed for traveling expenses actually incurred when the business of the chancery court requires his attendance more than five (5) miles from the place where he regularly holds court.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 13 - Chancery Courts › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 5-13-116 - Powers Generally.

5-13-116. Powers generally.
(a) In exercising the jurisdiction granted under W.S. 5-13-115, the chancery court may:
(i) Preserve and enforce order in its immediate presence and in the proceedings before it according to the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure for Chancery Courts;
(ii) Compel obedience to its judgments, orders and processes;
(iii) Except as otherwise provided, control the conduct of its ministerial officers and of all other persons in any manner connected with judicial proceedings before it;
(iv) Issue summonses, subpoenas or other process in chancery court cases;
(v) Administer oaths and affirmations and take acknowledgments, affidavits and depositions;
(vi) Amend and control its process and orders to make them conformable to law and justice;
(vii) Proceed to nonjury trial, render judgment and grant writs of execution to carry into effect any order or judgment of the court; and
(viii) Punish for contempt in the same manner as district court.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 13 - Chancery Courts › Article 2 - Clerk › Section 5-13-201 - Office Created; Salary; Deputies.

5-13-201. Office created; salary; deputies.
(a) There shall be a clerk of the chancery court for the state of Wyoming. The clerk shall be selected by a majority of justices of the supreme court and shall be an employee of the supreme court. The clerk shall receive an annual salary to be determined by the supreme court which shall be paid in monthly installments in the same manner as other state salaries are paid. The clerk shall perform the duties prescribed by law and the rules adopted by the supreme court.
(b) The clerk of the chancery court may, with the consent of a majority of the justices of the supreme court, appoint a deputy clerk. The deputy may perform all the duties of the office in the name of the clerk and the attestation of the deputy to all decrees, orders and processes, shall have the same effect and force as if issued by the clerk. The deputy clerk shall receive an annual salary to be determined by the supreme court which shall be paid in monthly installments in the same manner as other state salaries are paid.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 5 - Courts › Chapter 13 - Chancery Courts › Article 2 - Clerk › Section 5-13-202 - Collection of Fees.

5-13-202. Collection of fees.
The clerk of the chancery court shall collect all fees and charges as required and set by the supreme court under W.S. 5-13-104(b). At the time of the original filing, the clerk also shall collect a court automation fee in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00) which shall be deposited into the judicial systems automation account established by W.S. 5-2-120, and an indigent civil legal services fee in the amount of ten dollars ($10.00) which shall be deposited into the indigent civil legal services account established by W.S. 5-2-121.