HB0016 • 2017

Small claims appearance fee.

AN ACT relating to small claims procedures; removing the requirement that an appearance fee be deposited with the court; 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: 2017-02-14
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2017

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2017-02-14 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2017-02-14 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0001
2017-02-09 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0001
2017-02-09 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0001
2017-02-08 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0001
2017-02-07 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2017-02-06 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-03 Senate
S COW:Passed
2017-02-01 Senate
S Placed on General File
2017-02-01 Senate
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2017-01-31 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
2017-01-17 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-1-0-0
2017-01-16 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-01-13 House
H COW:Passed
2017-01-13 House
H Placed on General File
2017-01-13 House
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2017-01-10 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
2017-01-09 House
H Received for Introduction
2016-12-08 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0016
Effective
:

7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0007

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0001

Chapter No.:
2

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Small claims appearance fee.

Subject:

Removing a
small claims court fee

Summary/Major Elements:

Current law requires a $4.00 small claims appearance fee be deposited with the small claims court and taxed to the party against whom judgment is rendered.

In addition,
W.S.
5-9-135 provide
s
for a
$10.00
filing fee
in small claims proceedings.
In practice,
the
$10.00 filing fee is accessed
,
while the
$4.00 appearance fee is not uniformly assessed.

This bill removes
the
$4.00 small claims appearance fee
requirement.

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

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ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0016

ENROLLED ACT NO. 1,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FOUR
TH
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2017 General Session

AN ACT relating to small claims procedures; removing the requirement that an appearance fee be deposited with the court; 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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21
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201 and 1
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21
‑
202(
a) are amended to read:

1
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21
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201
.

Procedure generally; jurisdiction extended.

In the trial of civil cases before any circuit court in which the amount claimed, exclusive of costs, does not exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000.00), the procedure
and costs are

as defined in W.S. 1
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21
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201 through 1
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21
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205. The department of revenue may consolidate claims for collection of taxes against a single taxpayer into a single case under the procedures in W.S. 1
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21
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201 through 1
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21
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205 subject to specified dollar
limitations.

1
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21
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202
.

Commencement of actions; remedy cumulative; continuance to obtain attorney; docketing.

(a)

Actions may be commenced, heard and determined under W.S. 1
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21
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201 through 1
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21
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205 if the state, any governmental entity, any natural person, corporation, partnership, association or other organization appears before any circuit court and executes an affidavit reciting the full address of the defendant, the nature of the claim, the amount due and stating that demand has been made and payment refused.
The plaintiff shall deposit an appearance fee of four dollars ($4.00) which shall be retained by the court as costs and taxed to the party against whom judgment is rendered.
The remedy provided by this article is cumulative and not exclusive.

Section

2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
7
.

(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