District court filing fees.

2018
STATE OF WYOMING
18LSO-0496
Numbered
1.2

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB0173

District court filing fees.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Stith, Winters and Zwonitzer and Senator(s) Nethercott

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to district courts; amending filing fees for probate and civil cases as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section
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W.S. 2
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2
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401(a)(i) and 5
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3
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206(a)(i) are amended to read:

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2
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401
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Schedule; additional charges.

(a)

For probate matters filed or commenced, the clerk of the district court shall collect fees as follows:

(i)

Original filing fee............
$
50.00
75.00

5
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3
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206
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Fees.

(a)

For all civil matters filed or commenced,
the clerk of each district court shall charge the following fees:

(i)

For filing instruments or documents in each civil action and certifying one (1) copy of any order, decree or judgment at the time of its filing for each party, an original filing fee of
eighty
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five dollars ($85.00)
one hundred ten dollars ($110.00)
which shall be paid by the plaintiff. This fee shall apply to original actions commenced and to actions that are reopened after a final decree previously has been entered. Twenty
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five dollars ($25.00) of the filing fee shall be for court automation, ten dollars ($10.00) shall be for indigent civil legal services and both shall be remitted as provided in W.S. 5
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3
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205;

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 201
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