5-2-121. Indigent civil legal services account created; purposes.
(a) There is created the indigent civil legal services account to be administered by the supreme court. The account shall receive all funds paid to the state treasurer from the fees imposed to support indigent civil legal services, pursuant to W.S. 2-2-401, 5-2-202, 5-3-205, 5-3-206, 5-6-108, 5-6-204, 5-6-303, 5-9-135, 5-9-144, 6-10-102 and 6-10-103. Funds within the account shall be used by the supreme court for the establishment and operation of a statewide program to provide civil legal services to indigent individuals within the state. Interest accruing to this account shall be retained in the account and shall be expended for the purposes provided in this section. No funds shall be expended from the account until the legislature appropriates the funds.
(b) For the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2012 and each fiscal biennium thereafter, the supreme court shall include in its proposed budget a biennial budget and plan for the account. Each biennial plan and proposed budget shall be submitted to the joint appropriations interim committee and the joint judiciary interim committee. Each biennial plan submitted under this subsection beginning with the biennium commencing July 1, 2012 shall include case statistics and program costs for the preceding biennium. The joint judiciary interim committee may submit any comments it deems appropriate to the joint appropriations interim committee.
(c) The supreme court shall provide for the conduct of audits of the account on a biennial basis beginning July 1, 2011. The audits shall be available for public review.
Structure Wyoming Statutes
Section 5-2-101 - Regular Terms.
Section 5-2-102 - Number of Justices; Chief Justice; Head of Judicial System.
Section 5-2-103 - Special Terms.
Section 5-2-104 - One Day Notice of Special Term; Order.
Section 5-2-105 - Transaction of Business at Special Term; Not to Interfere With Regular Term.
Section 5-2-107 - Causes May Be Matured to Adjourned Terms.
Section 5-2-109 - Undisposed Proceedings to Stand Continued.
Section 5-2-110 - Opinions to Be in Writing and Filed; Dissenting Opinion.
Section 5-2-112 - Justices Not to Practice Law.
Section 5-2-113 - Rules of Practice for Supreme Court; Effect of Rules.
Section 5-2-118 - Adoption of Rules and Regulations Relative to the Practice of Law.
Section 5-2-119 - Appeals From Courts of Limited Jurisdiction.
Section 5-2-121 - Indigent Civil Legal Services Account Created; Purposes.
Section 5-2-122 - Indigent Civil Legal Services Program Created; Purposes.