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HB0002 • 2012

Service of process fees.

AN ACT relating to service of process fees; providing for setting of service of process fees biennially; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Peasley
Last action
2012-03-09
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2012

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Amendments

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HB0002HW001

Committee of the Whole • GINGERY

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by GINGERY

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Bill History

  1. 2012-03-09 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2012-03-08 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0021

  3. 2012-03-05 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0021

  4. 2012-03-05 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0021

  5. 2012-03-05 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0021

  6. 2012-03-05 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2012-03-02 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2012-03-01 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  9. 2012-02-29 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2012-02-29 Senate

    S01 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2012-02-21 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01

  12. 2012-02-21 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2012-02-20 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2012-02-17 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2012-02-16 House

    H Passed CoW

  16. 2012-02-16 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  17. 2012-02-16 House

    Amendment Adopted

  18. 2012-02-15 House

    H Placed on General File

  19. 2012-02-15 House

    H01 Recommended Do Pass

  20. 2012-02-14 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  21. 2012-02-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  22. 2011-12-29 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

HB0002

Bill No.:
HB0002
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
12LSO-0014
Effective Date:

July 1, 2012

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0021

Chapter No.:
CH0039

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Peasley

Catch Title:
Service
of process fees.

Subject:
Amending timeline for setting of service
of process fees.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, county
commissioners are required to set service of process fees biannually.

This act repeals the biannual
requirement, allowing setting of those fees at any time, after a public hearing.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0002

ENROLLED ACT NO. 21, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2012 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
service of process fees; providing for setting of service of process fees;
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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3
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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 fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first three (3) attempts at service at a different time and date for each attempt. Thereafter a fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) 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, 201
2
.

(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

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