43 chapters · 1,036 sections in this title.
W.S. § 1-17-314 authorized
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authorized. Sale to be at public auction; when private sale The court from which an execution or order of sale issues, on application of either party with due notice to the adverse party and for good cause, may order the officer holding the process to sell the goods and chattels …
W.S. § 1-17-315 Additional levy
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Additional levy. When a writ is issued directing the sale of property previously taken in execution, the officer who issues the writ, if requested, shall add thereto a command to the officer to whom the writ is directed that if the unsold property remaining in his hands is insuff…
W.S. § 1-17-316 exception
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exception. Appraisement of real property required; (a) The officer who levies execution upon real property shall designate a qualified appraiser or three (3) disinterested property owners who are residents of the county where the lands taken in execution are situate and administe…
W.S. § 1-17-317 Official property sold without valuation
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Official property sold without valuation. The property of any state, county or municipal officer levied on for or on account of any money collected or received by him in his official capacity may be sold without valuation.
W.S. § 1-17-318 Return on execution; record
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Return on execution; record. The sheriff shall endorse his actions on the writ. Immediately upon return of the writ, the clerk shall record at length in the execution docket or other docket provided for the purpose all such endorsements and the record shall be a part of the court…
W.S. § 1-17-319 Disposition of nonrealty proceeds
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Disposition of nonrealty proceeds. If the sheriff collects any part of a judgment by virtue of an execution without the sale of real estate, he shall pay the same to the judgment creditor or his attorney. If the execution is fully satisfied, he shall return it within three (3) da…
W.S. § 1-17-320 Failure of realty purchaser to pay
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Failure of realty purchaser to pay. Upon notice and motion of the officer who makes the sale or of an interested party, the court from which any execution or order of sale issues shall punish as for contempt any purchaser of real property who willfully fails to pay the purchase m…
W.S. § 1-17-321 Confirmation of sale of realty and order for deed; disposition of proceeds
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Confirmation of sale of realty and order for deed; disposition of proceeds. If upon return of any writ of execution for the satisfaction of which lands and tenements have been sold, it is found by the court that the sale was made in all respects in conformity with the code of civ…
W.S. § 1-17-322 Conveyance of realty by master commissioner
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Conveyance of realty by master commissioner. A master commissioner, upon order by the court, may convey real property when a party to a proceeding has been ordered to convey the property to another and fails or refuses to obey the order. The master commissioner may also execute a…
W.S. § 1-17-323 Administering of oaths; sheriff as commissioner; sales by master
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Administering of oaths; sheriff as commissioner; sales by master. A master commissioner or special master who sells real property has the same power to administer oaths as the sheriff. A sheriff may act as a master commissioner and, upon notice and for reasonable compensation to …
W.S. § 1-17-324 Effect of deed
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Effect of deed. The deed is prima facie evidence of the legality and regularity of the sale and the entire estate and interest of the person whose property the officer sells and conveys shall thereby rest in the purchaser, whether that interest existed at the time the property be…
W.S. § 1-17-325 Printer's fees for notice
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Printer's fees for notice. The officer who makes a levy or holds an order of sale may demand of the plaintiff the fees of the printer for publishing the notice and the officer is not required to make publication until the fees are paid.
W.S. § 1-17-326 Where realty sold; certain purchases void
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Where realty sold; certain purchases void. All sales of lands or tenements under execution or order of sale shall be held at the courthouse in the county in which the lands and tenements are situated, unless otherwise ordered by the court. Purchases of real or personal property b…
W.S. § 1-17-327 Alias executions against realty
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Alias executions against realty. If lands and tenements levied on or ordered sold are not sold upon one (1) execution, other executions may be issued.
W.S. § 1-17-328 Separate levies on separate parcels of land
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Separate levies on separate parcels of land. (a) When two (2) or more executions having different preferences are to be satisfied by levying upon real estate, either judgment creditor may require the officer to make a separate levy for his execution. The officer levying the execu…
W.S. § 1-17-329 Certificate or deed by successor officer
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Certificate or deed by successor officer. If the term of the officer who makes a sale of any lands and tenements expires, or he is unable from any cause to make a certificate of sale or a deed of conveyance of the property sold, any successor of the officer on receiving a certifi…
W.S. § 1-17-330 Disposition of surplus proceeds
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Disposition of surplus proceeds. If there remains in the hands of the officer after an execution sale more money than necessary to satisfy the writ of execution with interest and costs, the officer shall pay the balance to the defendant in execution or his legal representatives.
W.S. § 1-17-331 Effect of reversal of judgment
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Effect of reversal of judgment. If a judgment in satisfaction of which lands or tenements are sold is thereafter reversed, the reversal shall not affect the title of the purchaser, but the judgment creditor shall make restitution of the money received from the sale with lawful in…
W.S. § 1-17-332 Rights of purchaser where sale invalid
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Rights of purchaser where sale invalid. (a) If the title of the purchaser is invalid by reason of a procedural defect in the sale of property on execution, the purchaser is subrogated to the right of the creditor against the debtor to the extent of the money paid and applied to t…
W.S. § 1-17-333 satisfaction
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satisfaction. Sale of wrong property; vacation of When a plaintiff in execution, in good faith, has had a levy of execution and sale of property not subject thereto, with the proceeds applied on his judgment, and a recovery therefor has been had against him by the owner of the pr…
W.S. § 1-17-334 officer
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officer. Sale of wrong property; remedy of levying When an officer levies execution in good faith, upon property not subject thereto, sells the property and applies the proceeds in satisfaction of the judgment, and a recovery is had against him for its value, upon payment of the …
W.S. § 1-17-335 surety
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surety. Sale of wrong property; rights of defendant and When a defendant in a judgment or his surety mistakenly directs an execution issued on the judgment to be levied on property not liable to execution, and thereby wholly or partially satisfies the judgment, he may be compelle…
W.S. § 1-17-336 for a year
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for a year. When judgment loses preference; lien to continue A judgment on which execution is not levied before the expiration of one (1) year after its rendition shall not operate as a lien on the estate of a debtor. When judgment is rendered in the district or supreme court and…
W.S. § 1-17-337 New appraisement of realty or execution; direction of sale price by court
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New appraisement of realty or execution; direction of sale price by court. When real estate taken on execution is appraised and is twice advertised and offered for sale but remains unsold for lack of bidders, the court from which the execution issued on motion of the plaintiff or…
W.S. § 1-17-338 Court order to sell land on time; terms of sale
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Court order to sell land on time; terms of sale. When premises are ordered to be sold and having been twice advertised and offered for sale remain unsold for lack of bidders, on motion of the plaintiff or defendant the court from which the order of sale issued shall order a new a…
W.S. § 1-17-339 Return of execution
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Return of execution. The officer to whom a writ of execution is directed shall return the writ to the court within sixty (60) days from the date thereof.
W.S. § 1-17-340 Repealed by Laws 1988, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 37, § 3.
W.S. § 1-17-341 Appraiser's fees
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Appraiser's fees. Each person appraising real estate under W.S. 1-17-301 through 1-17-345 shall receive a reasonable fee to be collected on the execution.
W.S. § 1-17-342 Return of execution to another county by mail
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Return of execution to another county by mail. When execution is issued to the sheriff of another county, and the sheriff, having discharged all the duties required of him by law, returns the execution by mail to the clerk of the court who issued it soon enough to have reached th…
W.S. § 1-17-343 Forwarding of money by mail
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Forwarding of money by mail. A sheriff shall not forward by mail any money made on execution unless he is specially instructed to do so by the plaintiff, his agent or attorney.
W.S. § 1-17-344 Execution docket; entries
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Execution docket; entries. The clerk of the district court shall enter in the execution docket the full names of the parties to the action in which an execution is issued, the number of the action in the appearance docket, the number of the execution, the date of its issue, the a…
W.S. § 1-17-345 Execution docket; index
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Execution docket; index. The clerk shall keep an index to the execution docket showing in separate columns the names of all parties against whom and in whose favor an execution has been issued, the number of the execution and the number of the action upon the appearance docket.
W.S. § 1-17-401 Action against equitable assets
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Action against equitable assets. Any equitable interests the judgment debtor has as mortgagor, mortgagee or otherwise, or any interest he has in any joint stock company, money contract, claim or chose in action due or to become due to him, or in any judgment or order, or any mone…
W.S. § 1-17-402 Discovery in aid of execution
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Discovery in aid of execution. (a) At any time after entry of judgment, the judgment creditor may obtain discovery by interrogatories, depositions or otherwise, from any person, including the judgment debtor, in accordance with the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure. (b) A person s…
W.S. § 1-17-403 Repealed by Laws 1988, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 37, § 3.
W.S. § 1-17-404 Repealed by Laws 1988, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 37, § 3.
W.S. § 1-17-405 Repealed by Laws 1987, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 198, § 4.
W.S. § 1-17-406 Repealed by Laws 1988, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 37, § 3.
W.S. § 1-17-407 Repealed by Laws 1988, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 37, § 3.
W.S. § 1-17-408 Repealed by Laws 1988, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 37, § 3.
W.S. § 1-17-409 Repealed by Laws 1988, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 37, § 3.
W.S. § 1-17-410 Repealed by Laws 1987, ch
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Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 198, § 4.
W.S. § 1-17-411 a hearing
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a hearing. Order for satisfaction of judgment; request for Following an examination as provided by W.S. 1-17-402 through 1-17-418, the court may order any property of the judgment debtor not exempt by law, to be applied toward the satisfaction of a judgment. Upon seizure of his p…
W.S. § 1-17-412 Appointment of receiver; control of property
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Appointment of receiver; control of property. The court may appoint the sheriff of the proper county or other suitable person as receiver of the property of the judgment debtor, and may forbid a transfer or other disposition of or interference with the property of the judgment de…
W.S. § 1-17-413 Appointment of sheriff or another as receiver
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Appointment of sheriff or another as receiver. If the sheriff is appointed receiver, he and his sureties are liable on his official bond as receiver. If another person is appointed, he shall take an oath and bond as in other cases.
W.S. § 1-17-414 Sale of judgment debtor's equitable or other interest in realty
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Sale of judgment debtor's equitable or other interest in realty. If it appears that the judgment debtor has an interest in real estate in the county in which proceedings are had, as mortgagor, mortgagee or otherwise, and his interest can be ascertained as between himself and any …
W.S. § 1-17-415 Filing of orders
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Filing of orders. All orders of the court issued pursuant to this article shall be filed with the clerk of the district court of the county in which the judgment is rendered. The clerk shall enter on the execution docket the time of filing the judgment or transcript.
W.S. § 1-17-416 Costs
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Costs. The judge shall allow to clerks, sheriffs, referees, receivers and witnesses compensation allowed for like services in other cases, to be taxed as costs and shall enforce the collection thereof from the party or parties liable for payment.
W.S. § 1-17-417 Lien on debtor vendee's interest in personalty; interest defined
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Lien on debtor vendee's interest in personalty; interest defined. An attaching or judgment creditor of a vendee in a sale, contract or lease wherein the transfer of title or ownership of personal property is contingent upon any condition, has a lien upon the personal property to …
W.S. § 1-17-418 Lien on debtor vendee's interest in personalty; manner and effect of sale
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Lien on debtor vendee's interest in personalty; manner and effect of sale. When any personal property is attached or levied upon under execution, the judgment creditor shall pay the amount then due the vendor or the assignee of vendor under the sale, contract or lease, and procee…