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HB0193

Court Automation and Filing Fees Increase

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In one sentence

This law increases court automation fees for various types of cases and filing fees for civil matters, effective July 1, 2020.

What it does

  • Increases the court automation fee in municipal courts from $25 to $40 for violations of city or town ordinances.
  • Raises the court automation fee in circuit courts from $25 to $40 for civil matters and misdemeanor cases.
  • Boosts the court automation fee in district courts from $30 to $40 for probate and civil matters, and from $25 to $40 for filing transcripts in appealed cases.
  • Increases the court automation fee in chancery courts from $25 to $100.
  • Raises the court automation fee in supreme courts from $25 to $55.
  • Increases the filing fees in district courts from $110 to $120 for civil matters and from $85 to $100 for filing transcripts in appealed cases.
  • Increases the filing fees in supreme courts from $25 to $75.

Who it affects

  • People who are involved in municipal, circuit, district, chancery, and supreme court cases will pay higher fees for court automation services and filing documents.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the increased fees will be used beyond supporting automation.
  • It is unclear if there are exceptions for low-income individuals who might struggle with higher fees.
  • The exact impact on court operations and technology improvements remains to be seen.

Plain language

Terms to know

Court Automation Fee
A fee charged by courts to support the use of electronic systems and technology.
Filing Fees
Money paid when submitting legal documents or cases to a court.

Official record

Sources

Validated

Official summary

Bill Summary - 20LSO-0445 Bill No.: HB0193 Effective: 7/1/2020 12:00:00 AM LSO No.: 20LSO-0445 Enrolled Act No.: HEA No. 0040 Chapter No.: 66 Prime Sponsor: Joint Appropriations Committee Catch Title: Court automation fees. Subject: Increases court automation and filing fees. Summary/Major Elements: Increases Court automation fees as follows: Municipal Court: For a violation of a city or town ordinance from twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to forty dollars ($40.00). Circuit Court: Civil matters and misdemeanor cases from twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to forty dollars ($40.00). District Court: For probate and civil matters from thirty dollars ($30.00) to forty dollars ($40.00); For filing transcripts in cases appealed to the Supreme Court, appeals or bills of exception and transcripts of judgment from Circuit Court and for felony matters from twenty-five ($25.00) to forty dollars ($40.00). Chancery Court: From twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to one hundred dollars ($100.00). Supreme Court: From twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to fifty-five dollars ($55.00). Increases Court filing fees as follows: District Court: For civil matters from one hundred ten dollars ($110.00) to one hundred twenty dollars ($120.00); For filing transcripts in cases appealed to the Supreme Court and for appeals or bills of exception and transcripts of judgment from Circuit Court from eighty-five dollars ($85.00) to one hundred dollars ($100.00). Supreme Court: From twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to seventy-five dollars ($75.00). The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 6, 3:47 PM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports making municipal court participation in automation mandatory to ensure DUI and other offenses are recorded in the state system, while also providing revenue for local technology needs.

Public statementFloor statement at 42:38 Watch the statement
Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the amendment and the bill because a $40 fee on minor violations like parking tickets is outrageously high for voters.

Public statementFloor statement at 48:21 Watch the statement

If a lawmaker is not listed, we couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

6 roll calls

S 3rd Reading:Passed 17-11-2-0-02020-03-06 · Senate17 yes 11 no
Amendment failed 3-27-0-0-02020-03-05 · Senate3 yes 27 no
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-02020-03-02 · Senate4 yes 0 no
H 3rd Reading:Passed 44-14-2-0-02020-02-19 · House44 yes 14 no
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-02020-02-14 · House7 yes 0 no
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 51-9-0-0-02020-02-12 · House51 yes 9 no

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Assigned Chapter Number 66LSO
  2. Governor Signed HEA No. 0040 Governor
  3. S President Signed HEA No. 0040Senate
  4. H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0040House
  5. Assigned Number HEA No. 0040LSO
  6. S 3rd Reading:Passed 17-11-2-0-0Senate
  7. S 2nd Reading:PassedSenate
  8. S 2nd Reading:Laid BackSenate
  9. S COW:PassedSenate
  10. S Placed on General FileSenate
  11. S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0Senate
  12. S Introduced and Referred to S02 - AppropriationsSenate
  13. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  14. H 3rd Reading:Passed 44-14-2-0-0House
  15. H 2nd Reading:PassedHouse
  16. H COW:PassedHouse
  17. H Placed on General FileHouse
  18. H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0House
  19. H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 51-9-0-0-0House
  20. H Received for IntroductionHouse

Changes

Amendments

2 stored

HB0193HS001

The amendment changes the fees for certain court automation services from $40 to higher amounts.

HB0193S2001

The amendment adds a mandatory $40 court automation fee for violations of city or town ordinances, specifies how the fee is distributed between local governments and the state's judicial systems automation account, and removes discretionary collection provisions.