SF0055 • 2006

Qualifications of circuit court magistrates.

AN ACT relating to circuit court magistrates; specifying qualifications for part-time magistrates; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Hanes
Last action: 2006-03-08
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2006

Plain English Breakdown

The plain English breakdown is still being put together. The official documents below are already here.

Bill History

2006-03-08 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 7
2006-03-08 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0005
2006-03-06 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0005
2006-03-06 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0005
2006-03-03 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0005
2006-03-03 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2006-03-02 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2006-03-01 House
H Passed CoW
2006-02-27 House
H Placed on General File
2006-02-27 House
H01 Recommended Do Pass
2006-02-23 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2006-02-23 House
H Received for Introduction
2006-02-23 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2006-02-22 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2006-02-21 Senate
S Passed CoW
2006-02-20 Senate
S Placed on General File
2006-02-20 Senate
S01 Recommended Do Pass
2006-02-15 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2006-02-13 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2006-01-23 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

SF0055 Bill Summary

Bill
No.:
SF0055

Drafter:

JHR

LSO
No.:

06LSO-0389

Effective Date:

7/1/2006

Enrolled
Act No.:

SEA0005

Chapter
No.:

7

Prime
Sponsor:

Senator Hanes

Catch
Title:

Qualifications of circuit court magistrates.

Subject:

Qualifications
of circuit court magistrates.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Under current law, circuit court magistrates are required to be qualified
electors and residents of the county for which appointed.

This bill amends the requirements for magistrates as follows:

Full-time magistrates continue to be required to be qualified electors
and residents of the county for which appointed;

Part-time magistrates are required to be qualified electors, but need
only be residents of the judicial district within which the circuit court is
located.

Comment:

Most judicial districts
in the state contain more than one county, and it has proven difficult to
recruit part-time magistrates if they were required to be residents of the
county.

The residency requirement is
broadened so that such magistrates only have to be residents of the judicial
district, but they would still be subject to supervision by the circuit court.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0055

ENROLLED ACT NO. 5, SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to circuit court magistrates; specifying qualifications for part-time magistrates; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 5
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9
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201 is amended to read:

5
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9
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201.

Qualifications for magistrates.

(a)

A
full-time
magistrate of the circuit court
under W.S. 5
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9
‑
206
shall be a qualified elector and a resident of the county for which appointed.

(b)

A part-time magistrate of the circuit court under W.S. 5
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9
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210 shall be a qualified elector and a resident of the district within which the circuit court is located.

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 Senate.

Chief Clerk

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