Court information technology equipment.

ORIGINAL
Senate
File No
.
SF0024

ENROLLED ACT NO. 12,

SENATE

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2018 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to courts and counties; delineating responsibility for court information technology equipment between the judicial branch and counties; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1
.

W.S. 5
‑
2
‑
120

and 18
‑
2
‑
103

are amended to read:

5
‑
2
‑
120
.

Judicial systems automation account created; purposes
; court information technology equipment
.

(a)

There is created an account entitled the
"
judicial systems automation account.
"
No funds shall be expended from the account unless and until the legislature appropriates the funds. Funds within the account shall be used by the supreme court for the purchase, maintenance and operation of computer hardware
, including court information technology equipment,
and software to enhance the communication, records and management needs of the courts of the judicial branch of the state of Wyoming. Interest accruing to this account shall be retained therein and shall be expended for the purposes provided in this section, as appropriated by the legislature. Annually, the supreme court shall develop a plan for all trial and appellate courts within the state for the expenditure of funds from the account. Prior to implementation, the plan shall be annually submitted to the joint appropriations interim committee and joint judiciary interim committee for review and comment.

(b)

Implementation of court information technology equipment
that requires
alteration
of a county building
pursuant to W.S. 18
‑
2
‑
103(b) shall be accomplished in
consultation with the board of county commissioners or the board
'
s appointed designee.

(c)

The supreme court shall install court information technology equipment in
all
state court
facilitie
s in a phased approach. Upon installation of court information technology equipment in a
state
court
facility
, the supreme court shall maintain and support the equipment installed by the supreme court.

(d)

As used in this section:

(i)

"
Court information technology equipment
"
means hardware equipment located in
state court
facilitie
s
necessary to meet, but not exceed, court information technology equipment

standards
adopted by the board of judicial policy and administration
;

(
ii
)

"
S
tate court facility
"
includes
circuit and district courtroom
s
, circuit and district court jury room
s
, circuit and district court judges
'
chambers and
the
office
s
of circuit court clerk
s
.

18
‑
2
‑
103
.

Buildings generally
; infrastructure for court information technology
.

(a)

Each county shall provide and maintain a suitable courthouse, jail and other necessary county buildings.

(b)

Each county shall provide and maintain infrastructure to ensure the proper function of court information technology equipment including, but not limited to, requisite power outlets, network drops, audio and visual drops and associated wiring for connectivity of all
endpoints and peripherals associated with court information technology equipment.

(c)

For purposes of this section,
"
court information technology equipment
"
means as defined in W.S. 5
‑
2
‑
120(d)
(i)
.

Section 2
.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
Senate
.

Chief
Clerk

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