HB0018 • 2006

Service of process fees.

AN ACT relating to service of process; increasing fees that may be assessed for service of process as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Brechtel
Last action: 2006-03-15
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2006

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2006-03-15 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 48
2006-03-15 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0024
2006-03-10 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0024
2006-03-10 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0024
2006-03-09 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0024
2006-03-09 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2006-03-08 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2006-03-07 Senate
S Passed CoW
2006-03-02 Senate
S Placed on General File
2006-03-02 Senate
S01 Recommended Do Pass
2006-02-28 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2006-02-28 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2006-02-28 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2006-02-27 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2006-02-24 House
H Passed CoW
2006-02-23 House
H Placed on General File
2006-02-23 House
H01 Recommended Do Pass
2006-02-15 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2006-02-13 House
H Received for Introduction
2005-12-05 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

HB0018 Bill Summary

Bill
No.:
HB0018

Drafter:

JHR

LSO
No.:

06LSO-0260

Effective Date:

7/1/2006

Enrolled
Act No.:

HEA0024

Chapter
No.:

48

Prime
Sponsor:

Representative Brechtel

Catch
Title:

Service of process fees.

Subject:

Increases fees that may be
assessed for service of process.

Summary/Major
Elements:

This bill increases the fees that may be assessed for service of process
in civil actions from $20.00 to $35.00.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0018

ENROLLED ACT NO. 24, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2006 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to service of process; increasing fees that may be assessed for service of process as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
W.S. 18
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3
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608(a)(intro) is amended to read:

18
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608.

Fees generally.

(a)

For the serving of process according to the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure, each county sheriff shall receive from the party requesting service a single fee, to be determined and set biannually by the board of county commissioners after a public hearing, paid in advance to be credited to the county general fund, not to exceed
twenty dollars ($20.00)
thirty-five dollars ($35.00)
for the first three (3) attempts at service at a different time and date for each attempt. Thereafter a fee not to exceed five dollars ($5.00) may be charged for each succeeding attempt. The court may waive the fees upon an adequate showing of indigency. Any fees waived may, pursuant to court order, be assessed and collected against any judgment rendered. Each county sheriff shall receive from the party for whom service is rendered in civil cases the following fees which shall be transmitted to the county treasurer to be credited to the county general fund and which shall be paid in advance if demanded by the sheriff from the party for whom the service is rendered:

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2006.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk