SF0142 • 2005

Courts-jurisdictional limits.

AN ACT relating to courts; providing jurisdictional limits for specified civil actions; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Ross
Last action: 2005-03-02
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2005

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Amendments

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SF0142HS001

Standing Committee • H01

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H01

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SF0142S2001

2nd reading • COOPER

Failed

Plain English: Failed 2nd reading by COOPER

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SF0142SS001

Standing Committee • HANES

Filed

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SF0142SS001.01

Standing Committee • HANES

Adopted, Corrected

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SF0142SS001.02

Standing Committee • HANES

Failed, Corrected

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Bill History

2005-03-02 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 189
2005-03-02 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0079
2005-02-28 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0079
2005-02-25 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0079
2005-02-24 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0079
2005-02-24 Senate
S Did Concur
2005-02-24 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2005-02-23 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2005-02-22 House
H Passed CoW
2005-02-22 House
Amendment Adopted
2005-02-22 House
H Amendments Adopted
2005-02-16 House
H Placed on General File
2005-02-16 House
H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2005-02-04 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2005-01-31 House
H Received for Introduction
2005-01-28 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2005-01-27 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2005-01-27 Senate
Amendment Failed
2005-01-26 Senate
S Passed CoW
2005-01-26 Senate
Amendment Failed
2005-01-26 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2005-01-26 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2005-01-24 Senate
S Placed on General File
2005-01-24 Senate
S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2005-01-18 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2005-01-18 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2005-01-17 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for SF0142

Bill
No.:
SF0142
Drafter:

JHR

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0481
Effective Date:

7/1/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
SEA0079

Chapter
No.:
189

Prime
Sponsor:
Senator Ross

Catch
Title:
Courts-jurisdictional limits.

Subject:
Amends
jurisdictional amendments for specified civil actions.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Under current law, any civil action where the amount claimed, exclusive
of costs, does not exceed $3,000.00 may be tried before a circuit court judge
or a full-time magistrate of the circuit court who is not licensed to practice
law in Wyoming, but who is acting under supervision of a circuit court judge.

This bill increases the maximum amount of a claim that can be tried
before a circuit court judge or a full-time magistrate acting under the
supervision of a circuit court judge from $3,000.00 to $5,000.00.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0142

ENROLLED ACT NO. 79, SENATE

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2005 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to courts; providing jurisdictional limits for specified civil actions; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 1
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21
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201 and 5
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9
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208(c)(x) are amended to read:

1
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21
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201.

Procedure and costs generally; jurisdiction extended.

In the trial of civil cases before any
circuit court
in which the amount claimed, exclusive of costs, does not exceed
three thousand dollars ($3,000.00)
five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)
, the procedure and costs are as defined in W.S. 1
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21
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201 through 1
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21
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205. The department of revenue may consolidate claims for collection of taxes against a single taxpayer into a single case under the procedures in W.S. 1
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21
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201 through 1
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21
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205 subject to specified dollar limitations.

5
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9
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208.

Full
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time magistrates; powers of magistrates who are authorized to practice law; powers of magistrates who are not authorized to practice law.

(c)

At the direction of the circuit court judges of a circuit court, a full-time magistrate of the circuit court who is not authorized to practice law in Wyoming may within the county from which appointed:

(x)

Try all civil actions where the amount in controversy, exclusive of costs, does not exceed
three thousand dollars ($3,000.00)
five thousand dollars ($5,000.00)
;

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2005.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk