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 […]
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 […]
Section 5-9-137 – Jury Lists.
5-9-137. Jury lists. Jurors shall be selected from the jury lists selected for the district courts of the state pursuant to the provisions of W.S. 1-11-101 through 1-11-204.
Section 5-9-130 – Concurrent Jurisdiction.
5-9-130. Concurrent jurisdiction. For purposes of assignment, all circuit court judges throughout the state shall have concurrent jurisdiction with all district court judges throughout the state.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Section 5-9-123 – Clerical Assistants.
5-9-123. Clerical assistants. A judge of a circuit court may appoint clerical assistants as necessary for the efficient operation of the court, within the limits of the approved budget.