Please Note: The following summaries of legislation enacted during the 2004 Legislative Session were prepared by the Legal Services Division Staff for internal use by the Legislative Service Office.

This report is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and does not purport to be an official statement of legislative intent concerning any measure enacted by the Legislature.

The bill summaries contained in this report were prepared as an aid to locating enacted legislation and as a brief recap of the major provisions of each bill. While the information provided in these summaries is accurate, the summaries are not intended as a detailed abstract and reference should be made to the enacted bills for more complete information.

Bill No.: SF0022 Drafter: JHR

LSO No.: 04LSO-0005.E2 Effective Date: 3/3/2004

Enrolled Act No.: SEA0012

Chapter No.: 42

Prime Sponsor: Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

Catch Title: Courts-conforming provisions.

Subject: Conforms provisions to reflect that duties of justice of the peace and county courts are now performed by circuit courts.

Summary/Major Elements:

· Under current law, justice of the peace courts and county courts are still referenced, but no longer exist as a result of court reorganization in year 2000.

· This bill:

· Amends existing references to justice of the peace and county courts to reflect that circuit courts now perform the functions of those nonexistent courts;

· Amends other archaic references to courts that no longer exist;

· Repeals obsolete provisions.