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HB0014 • 2015

Electronic citations.

AN ACT relating to municipal courts; providing for retention of court automation fees by cities and towns 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
Judiciary
Last action
2015-02-25
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2015

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Amendments

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HB0014S2001

2nd reading • Perkins

Corrected, Adopted

Plain English: Corrected, Adopted 2nd reading by Perkins

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Bill History

  1. 2015-02-25 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2015-02-25 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0004

  3. 2015-02-20 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0004

  4. 2015-02-20 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0004

  5. 2015-02-12 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0004

  6. 2015-02-12 House

    H Concur:Passed 59-1-0-0-0

  7. 2015-02-12 House

    H Concur

  8. 2015-02-11 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  9. 2015-02-11 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0

  10. 2015-02-10 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  11. 2015-02-10 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  12. 2015-02-09 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  13. 2015-02-06 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  14. 2015-02-06 Senate

    Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  15. 2015-02-04 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary

  16. 2015-01-19 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  17. 2015-01-19 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-3-0-0-0

  18. 2015-01-16 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  19. 2015-01-15 House

    H COW:Passed

  20. 2015-01-14 House

    H Placed on General File

  21. 2015-01-14 House

    Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  22. 2015-01-13 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary

  23. 2015-01-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  24. 2014-12-16 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
HB0014
Effective

Date:
7/1/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0071

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA 4

Chapter No.:
24

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Electronic citations.

Subject:
Electronic citation fee retention by cities and towns

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill provides for the retention of court automation fees by cities and towns for the purpose of defraying the costs and expenses related to establishing and maintaining an electronic citation system.

The citation system must collect and submit data in a for
m and manner prescribed by the S
upreme
C
ourt to comply with the requirements of the judicial systems automation account.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0014

ENROLLED ACT NO.
4
,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2015 General Session

AN ACT relating to municipal courts; providing for retention of court automation fees by cities and towns as specified; 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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6
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204 and 5
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6
‑
303 are amended to read:

5
‑
6
‑
204
.

Fines and penalties to be paid to city treasurer; report of cases; failure to comply with section.

All fines and penalties collected and arising from a breach of a city ordinance shall be deposited with the city treasurer, and the municipal judge shall report at the end of each calendar month a list of all cases for violations of city ordinances instituted in his court, and the disposition thereof, with a statement of the fines, penalties and costs received. At the end of each month the judge shall deposit with the city treasurer all fines, penalties and costs received. If the municipal judge fails to report and deposit all fines, penalties and costs for a period of twenty
‑
five (25) days, his office shall be declared vacant. If a city enacts an ordinance prescribing a court automation fee as provided in W.S. 5
‑
6
‑
108(a)(i),
up to o
ne
‑
half (1/2) of the fee
may
be retained by the city
solely for the purpose of
defray
ing
costs and expenses related to establishing and maintaining an electronic citation system.

The system shall collect and submit data in a form and manner prescribed by
the supreme c
ourt to comply with the requirements of the judicial systems automation account under W.S. 5
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2
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120.
The remaining
portion
of

the
fee shall be remitted to the judicial systems automation account established by W.S. 5
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2
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120. If a city enacts an ordinance prescribing the indigent civil legal services fee as provided in W.S. 5
‑
6
‑
108(a)(ii), the
fee shall be remitted to the indigent civil legal services account established by W.S. 5
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2
‑
121.

5
‑
6
‑
303
.

Disposition of fines and penalties.

All fines and penalties collected, arising from a breach of the ordinances of the town, shall be paid into the town treasury. If a town enacts an ordinance prescribing a court automation fee as provided in W.S. 5
‑
6
‑
108(a)(i),
up to o
ne
‑
half (1/2) of
the fee may
be retained by the
town

solely for the purpose of
defray
ing
costs and expenses related to establishing and maintaining an electronic citation system.

The system shall collect and submit data in a form and manner prescribed by
the supreme c
ourt to comply with the requirements of the judicial systems automation account under W.S. 5
‑
2
‑
120.
The remaining
portion of

the fee shall be remitted to the judicial systems automation account established by W.S. 5
‑
2
‑
120. If a town enacts an ordinance prescribing an indigent civil legal services fee as provided in W.S. 5
‑
6
‑
108(a)(ii), the fee shall be remitted to the indigent civil legal services account established by W.S. 5
‑
2
‑
121.

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
2015
.

(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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