Title 05 · WY
1-15-401 through 1-15-511, and may issue judgment, execution and
Citation: Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-401
Section: 1-15-401
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. 5-9-129. Criminal jurisdiction.
Circuit courts have original jurisdiction in all misdemeanor criminal cases.
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.
5-9-131. Assignment to district court judge or chancery court judge.
(a) A circuit court judge may assign to a district court judge or a chancery 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.
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. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.