ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE NO. 0041

ENROLLED ACT NO. 18, SENATE

FIFTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING

2001 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to district courts; providing for
additional district judges as specified; providing an
appropriation and authorizing additional positions; and
providing effective dates.

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

Section 1. W.S. 5-3-102(a) is amended to read:

5-3-102. Number of judges; distribution among
districts; concurrent jurisdiction; judicial conference to
adopt rules.

(a) There shall be one (1) judge of the district
court in the fourth judicial district, and two (2) judges
of the district court in the first, second, third, fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth judicial districts and
three (3) judges of the district court in the first, third
and seventh judicial districts. In the second judicial
district, one (1) judge shall reside in Albany county and
one (1) shall reside in Carbon county. In the third
judicial district one (1) judge two (2) judges shall reside
in Sweetwater county. In the ninth judicial district no
more than one (1) judge shall reside in Fremont county. All
district judges in the state shall have concurrent
jurisdiction throughout the state and for purposes of
assignment, shall have concurrent jurisdiction throughout
the state with all circuit court judges.

Section 2. 2000 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 76, by
creating new sections 137 through 139 is amended to read:

Section 137. Judicial District 1-C

PROGRAM

Administration 268,058 268,058

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___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

TOTALS 268,058 0 0 268,058

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time 4

Part Time 0

TOTAL 4

Section 138. Judicial District 3-C

PROGRAM

Administration 268,058 268,058

___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

TOTALS 268,058 0 0 268,058

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time 4

Part Time 0

TOTAL 4

Section 139. Judicial District 7-C

PROGRAM

Administration 268,058 268,058

___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

TOTALS 268,058 0 0 268,058

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Full Time 4

Part Time 0

TOTAL 4

Section 3.

(a)  Except as provided in subsection (b) of this
section, 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.

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(b)  Section 2 of this act is effective July 1, 2001,
or as soon thereafter as suitable facilities become
available at the respective court.

(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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