Title 1, Code Of Civil Procedure

Act, error or omission in rendering professional or health care services. (a) A cause of action arising from an act, error or omission in the rendering of licensed or certified professional or health care services shall be brought within the greater of the following times: (i) Wi…

Official bonds and statutory undertakings. An action upon the official bond of an officer, assignee, trustee, executor, administrator or guardian, or upon a bond given in pursuance of a statute can only be brought within ten (10) years after the cause of action accrues.

Actions not otherwise limited. An action for relief, not hereinbefore provided for, can only be brought within ten (10) years after the cause of action accrues.

"Substantial completion" defined. As used in this act "substantial completion" means the degree of completion at which the owner can utilize the improvement for the purpose for which it was intended.

Improvements to real property; generally. (a) Unless the parties to the contract agree otherwise, no action to recover damages, whether in tort, contract, indemnity or otherwise, shall be brought more than ten (10) years after substantial completion of an improvement to real prop…

Improvements to real property; exception as to persons in possession or control. The limitation prescribed by this act shall not be asserted by way of defense by any person in actual possession or control, as owner, tenant or otherwise, of the improvement at the time any deficien…

Improvements to real property; extension of limitations precluded. Nothing in this act shall be construed as extending the period prescribed by law for the bringing of any action.

Legal disabilities. If a person entitled to bring any action except for an action arising from error or omission in the rendering of licensed or certified professional or health care services or for a penalty or forfeiture, is, at the time the cause of action accrues, a minor or …

Liability created by federal statute. All actions upon a liability created by a federal statute, other than a forfeiture or penalty, for which no period of limitations is provided in such statute, shall be commenced within two (2) years after the cause of action has accrued.

Absence from state, abscondence or concealment. If a cause of action accrues against a person when he is out of the state, or has absconded or concealed himself, the period limited for the commencement of the action does not begin to run until he comes into the state or while he …

Effect of foreign law. If by the laws of the state or country where the cause of action arose the action is barred, it is also barred in this state.

Right to commence new action. If in an action commenced in due time a judgment for the plaintiff is reversed, or if the plaintiff fails otherwise than upon the merits and the time limited for the commencement of the action has expired at the date of the reversal or failure, the p…

Effect of partial payment or new promise in writing. When payment has been made upon any demand founded on contract or a written acknowledgment thereof, or promise to pay the same has been made and signed by the party to be charged, the time for commencing an action runs from the…

Causes of action that survive. In addition to the causes of action which survive at common law, causes of action for mesne profits, injuries to the person, an injury to real or personal estate, or any deceit or fraud also survive. An action may be brought notwithstanding the deat…

Abatement of actions by death. No action or proceeding pending in any court abates by the death of either or both of the parties thereto except as herein provided; an action for libel, slander, malicious prosecution, assault, assault and battery or nuisance shall abate by the dea…

Actions to be brought where real property situated; exceptions. (a) Actions for the following causes shall be brought in the county in which the subject of the action is situate, except as provided in W.S. 1-5-102 and 1-5-103: (i) For the recovery of real property, or of an estat…

Property situate in more than a single county. When the property is situate in more than one (1) county, the action may be brought in either, but in actions to recover real property, this can only be done when the property is an entire tract.

Specific performance of sale contract for realty. An action to compel the specific performance of a contract of sale of real estate may be brought in the county where any of the defendants reside.

Actions to be brought where cause of action arose. (a) Actions for the following causes shall be brought in the county where the cause or some part thereof arose: (i) For the recovery of a fine, forfeiture or penalty imposed by a statute. When it is imposed for an offense committ…

Actions against domestic corporations. An action, other than those mentioned in W.S. 1-5-101 through 1-5-103, against a corporation created under the laws of this state may be brought in the county in which the corporation is situate or has its principal office or place of busine…

Actions against public carriers and railroad companies. An action for an injury to person or property upon a liability as a public carrier, or an action against a railroad company, may be brought in any county through or into which the carrier or railroad line passes.

Actions against nonresidents and foreign corporations. An action, other than one (1) of those mentioned in W.S. 1-5-101 through 1-5-104, against a nonresident of this state or a foreign corporation, whether or not codefendants reside in Wyoming, may be brought in any county where…

Actions not otherwise provided for; exception. Every action not otherwise provided for in this chapter shall be brought in the county in which a defendant resides or may be summoned, except actions against an executor, administrator, guardian or trustee, which may be brought in t…

Actions for personal injuries or wrongful death. An action for personal injuries or wrongful death may be brought in the county in which the cause of action arose or in the county in which the defendant resides or may be summoned.

Endorsement by sheriff required. The sheriff shall endorse upon every writ or order, the day and hour it was received by him.

Service of process when sheriff is an interested party. When the sheriff is a party or is interested in an action, process shall be directed to and executed by a person over the age of eighteen (18) years, not a party to the action, appointed for that purpose by the court.

Appointment to serve particular process or order. For good cause the court may appoint a person to serve a particular process or order, who has the same power as the sheriff to execute it. The person may be appointed on the motion of the party who obtains the process or order, an…

Duties of sheriff. The sheriff shall execute every summons, order or other process, return the same as required by law, and exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties enjoined upon him by statute and by the common law.

Proceedings when defendants not all served. (a) When service has been made on one (1) or more defendants, but not on all, the plaintiff may proceed as follows: (i) If the action is against defendants jointly indebted upon contract, he may proceed against the defendants served, un…

Lis pendens; generally. When a summons has been served or publication made, the action is pending so as to charge third persons with notice of its pendency, and while pending no interest can be acquired by third persons in the subject matter thereof as against the plaintiff's tit…

Lis pendens; recordation when real property situate in other counties; constructive notice. After filing an action in a court of competent jurisdiction the subject matter of which is the title to real property located in one (1) or more counties in this state, the plaintiff may f…

Lis pendens; notice of pendency of action affecting real property or action between husband and wife. In an action in a state court or in a United States district court affecting the title or right of possession of real property, or in an action between husband and wife, the plai…

Lis pendens; record of notice. The county clerk upon the filing of such notice shall record the notice in accordance with W.S. 18-3-402(a)(vi).

Transmission of process by telecommunications. Any summons, writ or order in any civil proceeding, and all other papers requiring service may be transmitted by any form of telecommunication for service in any place, and the copy of such writ, order or paper so transmitted may be …

Substitution of certified mail for registered mail. Wherever required by statute, rule of court or otherwise that service be made or notice given by registered mail, such requirement may be satisfied by use of certified mail and proof of mailing.

Manner of publishing generally. All notices by law directed, authorized or permitted to be made by publication may be published once each week during the period of time for which the notice is required by law to be published. All such weekly publications made in a newspaper issue…

Notice for certain number of days. Whenever the law requires or permits the publication of a notice for a certain number of days prior to any action, unless otherwise provided by law the publication may be made weekly as provided in W.S. 1-6-201, and as often as such weekly publi…

Notice for specified number of weeks. In all cases where under the laws a notice is required or permitted to be published for a specified number of weeks, it is sufficient that the publication be made once each week for the number of issues corresponding to the number of weeks fo…

Publication of real property; descriptions used. All notices directed, authorized or permitted to be made by publication that require a legal description of real property on the notice shall include the street address for the property used by the United States postal service when…

Secretary of state deemed attorney for service; continuance of action; costs; record of process; jurisdiction; direction of summons. (a) The use and operation of a motor vehicle on any street or highway within Wyoming by any person upon whom service of process cannot be made with…

Liability for expenses in civil actions. When a change of venue is directed in a civil action in the district court, the county from which the change of venue is taken shall be liable to pay to the county to which the change is taken the fees paid to the jury trying the case and …

Venue in criminal cases generally. (a) Every criminal case shall be tried in the county in which the indictment or offense charged is found, except as otherwise provided by law. (b) When the location of a criminal offense cannot be established with certainty, venue may be placed …

Change of venue in civil actions. (a) For any civil action brought in an incorrect venue, the district court may, on its own or upon motion of the parties, order the action to be transferred to a court that would be a proper venue. (b) For purposes of this section, an action time…

Trial docket. The clerk shall make a trial docket on which shall appear all cases in which the issues have been joined. The cases shall be set for trial in the order in which they stand on the appearance docket. The clerk shall not place upon the trial docket any case in which no…

Order of hearing. All cases shall be heard in the order in which they stand on the trial docket unless the court otherwise directs. The court may hear a motion at any time and may prescribe by rule the time of hearing motions.

Copy of docket for bar. The clerk shall make a copy of the trial docket for the use of the bar.