5-9-128. Civil jurisdiction.
(a) Each circuit court has exclusive original civil jurisdiction within the boundaries of the state for:
(i) An action where the prayer for recovery is an amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), exclusive of court costs;
(ii) Actions to recover specific personal property the value of which does not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), exclusive of court costs and shall be prosecuted in accordance with W.S. 1-15-301 through 1-15-306;
(iii) Actions to foreclose or enforce a lien on or security interest in personal property perfected under the Uniform Commercial Code, W.S. 34.1-1-101 through 34.1-10-104, when the amount claimed on the lien or security interest does not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), exclusive of court costs;
(iv) Actions for small claims as provided by W.S. 1-21-201 through 1-21-205;
(v) Actions for forcible entry or detainer as provided by W.S. 1-21-1001 through 1-21-1016;
(vi) Actions to foreclose and enforce the following statutory liens only, when the amount claimed on the lien does not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), exclusive of court costs:
(A) Construction liens as provided by W.S. 29-2-101 through 29-2-113;
(B) Liens for labor and materials as provided by W.S. 29-4-101 and 29-4-102;
(C) Liens for labor and services as provided by W.S. 29-5-101 through 29-5-106 and 29-7-101 through 29-7-301; and
(D) Liens for taxes as provided by W.S. 39-15-108(d) and 39-16-108(d).
(vii) Actions to dispose of an abandoned vehicle as provided by W.S. 31-13-112(e), regardless of the value of the abandoned vehicle.
(b) The circuit court may issue writs of attachment or garnishment as provided by W.S. 1-15-101 through 1-15-212 and 1-15-401 through 1-15-511, and may issue judgment, execution and stay of execution, and order the sale of the property seized under execution as provided by W.S. 1-19-101 through 1-19-108 and 1-21-401 through 1-21-703. A writ of execution issuing from a circuit court shall be in the form and subject to the provisions of W.S. 1-17-308.
(c) The judge may submit to arbitration any civil matter pending in circuit court, upon agreement of the parties as provided by W.S. 1-21-801 through 1-21-804, or upon application of either party showing an arbitration agreement and refusal of the opposing party to arbitrate as provided by W.S. 1-36-101 through 1-36-119.
(d) The provisions of W.S. 5-1-107 pertaining to the exercise of personal jurisdiction apply in the circuit courts.
(e) The circuit court shall have jurisdiction to enforce and make findings under the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, W.S. 2-3-1001 through 2-3-1017. This jurisdiction shall include the authority to make necessary findings concerning compliance with federal law as required by the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.
Structure Wyoming Statutes
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 5-9-101 - Definitions; Construction of Provisions.
Section 5-9-102 - Circuit Court Established; Funding.
Section 5-9-103 - Number and Location of Judges.
Section 5-9-108 - Name of Court; Presider.
Section 5-9-109 - Term of Judges.
Section 5-9-110 - Judges to Be Nonpartisan; Nomination and Appointment.
Section 5-9-111 - Qualifications for Appointment.
Section 5-9-112 - Appointment to Fill Vacancies in Office.
Section 5-9-113 - Delivery of Official Records and Papers to Successor in Office.
Section 5-9-114 - Jurisdiction of Successor Is Same as That of Predecessor in Office.
Section 5-9-116 - Salaries of Judges; Traveling Expenses.
Section 5-9-120 - Judicial Robe.
Section 5-9-121 - Seal of Court.
Section 5-9-123 - Clerical Assistants.
Section 5-9-125 - Court Continuously in Session.
Section 5-9-126 - Business Hours; Judge to Be Always Available for Criminal Matters.
Section 5-9-127 - Process Extends Throughout State.
Section 5-9-128 - Civil Jurisdiction.
Section 5-9-129 - Criminal Jurisdiction.
Section 5-9-130 - Concurrent Jurisdiction.
Section 5-9-131 - Assignment to District Court Judge.
Section 5-9-132 - Authority to Set Bail; Preliminary Examinations.
Section 5-9-133 - Powers Generally.
Section 5-9-134 - Probation; Correction and Reduction of Sentence.
Section 5-9-136 - Request for Jury in Civil Actions; Fee; Right to Jury in Criminal Actions.
Section 5-9-139 - Reporting of Proceedings; Preservation Thereof.
Section 5-9-140 - Appointment of Special Reporters; Certification of Transcript.
Section 5-9-141 - Civil and Criminal Cases Reviewed on Record.
Section 5-9-142 - Stay of Execution on Judgment; Bond.
Section 5-9-143 - Security on Appeal.
Section 5-9-144 - Receipts for Money Paid Into Court.
Section 5-9-145 - Failure of Judge to Give Receipt Constitutes Cause for Removal From Office.
Section 5-9-146 - Deposit of Money With County or State Treasurer.
Section 5-9-147 - Supreme Court to Establish Uniform Accounting System.
Section 5-9-148 - Failure to Keep Accounts or Account for Money.
Section 5-9-149 - Bank Accounts.
Section 5-9-150 - Examination of Accounts.
Section 5-9-151 - Annual Accounts Submitted to State Auditor and Supreme Court.
Section 5-9-154 - Electronic Submittal of Fees, Fines, Bonds and Penalties.