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SF0041 • 2009

Debt collection-statute of limitations.

AN ACT relating to civil procedure; specifying a condition that affects the statute of limitations for collection of debt; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Senator Jennings
Last action
2009-03-04
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2009-03-04 Senate

    S Died In Committee

  2. 2009-01-13 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2009-01-13 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  4. 2008-12-17 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2009
STATE OF
WYOMING
09LSO-0166

SENATE FILE
NO.
SF0041

Debt collection-statute of limitations.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s)
Jennings

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
civil procedure;
specifying

a condition
that affect
s
the statute of limitations for collection of debt;
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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3
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119 is amended to read:

1
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3
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119.

Effect of partial payment or new promise in writing.

When payment has been made upon any demand founded on contract or a written acknowledgment thereof, or promise to pay the same has been made and signed by the party to be charged, the time for commencing an action runs from the date of such payment, acknowledgment or promise.
A
communication between the creditor and the debtor shall not toll the running of the statute of limitations under W.S. 1
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3
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105

if
in the communication
the debtor disputes or does not acknowledge the continuing existence of a debt
.

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2009.

(END)

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