Wyoming § 5-6-202 Powers and duties of municipal judge generally;
court to open every day except Sunday

Wyoming Statutes

§ 5-6-202 — Powers and duties of municipal judge generally; court to open every day except Sunday

Wyoming § 5-6-202

Title 05Courts

Ch. 6MUNICIPAL COURTS

Art. 2CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 5-6-202 (2026).

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(a)The municipal judge shall be a conservator of the peace and his court shall be open every day except Sundays to hear and determine all cases cognizable before him. No act shall be performed by the judge on Sundays except to receive complaints, issue process and take bail.

(b)The municipal judge shall enforce due obedience to all orders, rules and judgments made by him. The judge has the same power as the district court in the issuance of warrant, search warrant, subpoena or other necessary process and may fine or imprison for contempt offered to him or to process issued by him in the same manner and to the same extent as the district court. Before any person is imprisoned for the willful refusal to pay a fine, the court shall determine whether the defendant has an ability to pay or th

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(a) The municipal judge shall be a conservator of the
peace and his court shall be open every day except Sundays to
hear and determine all cases cognizable before him. No act shall
be performed by the judge on Sundays except to receive
complaints, issue process and take bail.
(b) The municipal judge shall enforce due obedience to all
orders, rules and judgments made by him. The judge has the same
power as the district court in the issuance of warrant, search
warrant, subpoena or other necessary process and may fine or
imprison for contempt offered to him or to process issued by him
in the same manner and to the same extent as the district court.
Before any person is imprisoned for the willful refusal to pay a
fine, the court shall determine whether the defendant has an
ability to pay or that a reasonable probability exists that the
defendant will have an ability to pay.