Section 5-13-203 – Duties Generally.
5-13-203. Duties generally. The clerk shall receive all cases filed with the court and maintain the records of the court. The clerk shall receive, account for and pay over all money that may come into the possession of the court according to law or by rule or order of court. The clerk shall be responsible […]
Section 5-13-114 – Process Extends Throughout State.
5-13-114. Process extends throughout state. The process of the chancery court shall extend throughout the state.
Section 5-13-115 – Purpose and Jurisdiction.
5-13-115. Purpose and jurisdiction. (a) The chancery court shall be a court of limited jurisdiction established for the expeditious resolution of disputes involving commercial, business, trust and similar issues. The chancery court shall employ nonjury trials, alternative dispute resolution methods and limited motions practice and shall have broad authority to shape and expedite discovery as […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]