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HB0114 • 2010

Partition fences.

AN ACT relating to partition fences; providing for attorney fees in cases to recover costs of partition fences; 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
Representative Wallis
Last action
2010-02-26
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Amendments

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HB0114H2001

2nd reading • BROWN

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by BROWN

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HB0114HS001

Standing Committee • H05

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H05

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Bill History

  1. 2010-02-26 Senate

    S Placed on General File; Did not Consider in CoW

  2. 2010-02-26 Senate

    S05 Recommended Do Pass

  3. 2010-02-24 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S05

  4. 2010-02-24 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  5. 2010-02-23 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  6. 2010-02-22 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  7. 2010-02-22 House

    Amendment Adopted

  8. 2010-02-19 House

    H Passed CoW

  9. 2010-02-19 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  10. 2010-02-19 House

    Amendment Adopted

  11. 2010-02-18 House

    H Placed on General File

  12. 2010-02-18 House

    H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  13. 2010-02-11 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H05

  14. 2010-02-10 House

    H Received for Introduction

  15. 2010-02-09 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2010
STATE OF
WYOMING
10LSO-0151.E1

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0114

Partition fences.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Wallis and Semlek and Senator(s) Geis

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
partition fences; providing for
reasonable
attorney fees
in cases to recover costs of partition fences
;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 11
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28
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106 is amended to read:

11
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28
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106.

Construction and maintenance of partition fences.

The owner of any lawful fence which is or becomes a partition fence separating the owner's land from that belonging to some other person may require the person to pay for one
-
half (1/2) of what it would or does actually cost to construct the partition fence. In case of refusal, the owner may maintain a civil action against the person refusing and is entitled to recover one
-
half (1/2) of what it would or did actually cost to construct that portion of the partition fence used by the person and costs of suit
.
The joint users of a partition fence shall contribute to the cost of maintenance in proportion to their respective interests and if either refuses to pay his share of the cost of maintenance, the other may recover maintenance costs

in the manner provided for recovering the cost of construction.

In any civil action filed under this section, the court may award the prevailing party reasonable attorney fees and costs.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2010.

(END)

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