Section 5-9-113 – Delivery of Official Records and Papers to Successor in Office.
5-9-113. Delivery of official records and papers to successor in office. If the office of judge of a circuit court becomes vacant by reason of death, removal from office, or otherwise, the senior circuit court judge, or if there is none, the clerk of the district court shall take charge of the official records and […]
Section 5-9-106 – Disposition of Money Collected for Violations of City or Town Ordinances; Disposition of Fines and Penalties Under General State Laws.
5-9-106. Disposition of money collected for violations of city or town ordinances; disposition of fines and penalties under general state laws. All money collected by a judge of a circuit court for violations of ordinances of a city or town shall be paid into the general fund of the city or town whose ordinance was […]
Section 5-9-107 – Supreme Court to Adopt Rules; Establish Fees and Court Costs; Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure to Govern Courts.
5-9-107. Supreme court to adopt rules; establish fees and court costs; rules of civil and criminal procedure to govern courts. The Wyoming supreme court is hereby vested with management and supervisory powers over the circuit courts of the state of Wyoming, and shall, by rule of the supreme court establish procedures and regulations for the […]
Section 5-9-108 – Name of Court; Presider.
5-9-108. Name of court; presider. The circuit court shall be called the “Circuit Court of the …. (Number of the Judicial District) Judicial District, …. (Name of County) County, State of Wyoming” which shall be a court of record. The circuit court shall be presided over by a circuit judge.
Section 5-9-103 – Number and Location of Judges.
5-9-103. Number and location of judges. (a) The legislature shall from time to time authorize the number and location of circuit court judges. (b) The supreme court may, based on caseload studies, determine where within a circuit the circuit court judge shall reside.
Section 5-9-105 – Extending Jurisdiction to Try Misdemeanors Committed in Violation of City or Town Ordinances.
5-9-105. Extending jurisdiction to try misdemeanors committed in violation of city or town ordinances. The governing body of any city or town situate within a judicial district in which a circuit court is established may petition the supreme court to extend the jurisdiction of the circuit court to determine and try all persons charged with […]
Section 5-7-107 – Duties Prescribed for Clerks of District Court Applicable to All Clerks.
5-7-107. Duties prescribed for clerks of district court applicable to all clerks. The provisions prescribing the duties of clerks of the district court shall, so far as they are applicable, apply to the clerks of other courts of record.
Section 5-8-101 – Establishment; Judges; Courts of Record.
5-8-101. Establishment; judges; courts of record. Courts are established in each county of the state known as the “Juvenile Court of …. County, Wyoming.” The district court judges of the state shall be the judges of the juvenile courts in the counties of their respective districts. Each juvenile court shall be a court of record […]
Section 5-8-102 – Jurisdiction.
5-8-102. Jurisdiction. (a) The juvenile court has general jurisdiction in all matters and proceedings commenced therein or transferred to it by order of the district court concerning: (i) Any minor alleged to be delinquent as defined in W.S. 14-6-201; (ii) Any minor alleged to have committed a delinquent act before attaining the age of majority; […]
Section 5-9-101 – Definitions; Construction of Provisions.
5-9-101. Definitions; construction of provisions. (a) As used in this act unless the context otherwise requires: (i) “Felony” means a criminal offense for which the penalty authorized by law includes imprisonment in a state penal institution for more than one (1) year; (ii) “Misdemeanor” means a criminal offense which is not a felony. (b) When […]