(a)Each circuit court has exclusive original civil
jurisdiction within the boundaries of the state for:
(i)An action where the prayer for recovery is an
amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00),
exclusive of court costs;
(ii)Actions to recover specific personal property
the value of which does not exceed fifty thousand dollars
($50,000.00), exclusive of court costs and shall be prosecuted
in accordance with W.S. 1-15-301 through 1-15-306;
(iii)Actions to foreclose or enforce a lien on or
security interest in personal property perfected under the
Uniform Commercial Code, W.S. 34.1-1-101 through 34.1-10-104,
when the amount claimed on the lien or security interest does
not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), exclusive of
court costs;
(iv)Actions for small claims
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(a) Each circuit court has exclusive original civil
jurisdiction within the boundaries of the state for:
(i) An action where the prayer for recovery is an
amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00),
exclusive of court costs;
(ii) Actions to recover specific personal property
the value of which does not exceed fifty thousand dollars
($50,000.00), exclusive of court costs and shall be prosecuted
in accordance with W.S. 1-15-301 through 1-15-306;
(iii) Actions to foreclose or enforce a lien on or
security interest in personal property perfected under the
Uniform Commercial Code, W.S. 34.1-1-101 through 34.1-10-104,
when the amount claimed on the lien or security interest does
not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), exclusive of
court costs;
(iv) Actions for small claims as provided by W.S.
1-21-201 through 1-21-205;
(v) Actions for forcible entry or detainer as
provided by W.S. 1-21-1001 through 1-21-1016;
(vi) Actions to foreclose and enforce the following
statutory liens only, when the amount claimed on the lien does
not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), exclusive of
court costs:
(A) Construction liens as provided by W.S.
29-2-101 through 29-2-113;
(B) Liens for labor and materials as provided by
W.S. 29-4-101 and 29-4-102;
(C) Liens for labor and services as provided by
W.S. 29-5-101 through 29-5-106 and 29-7-101 through 29-7-301;
and
(D) Liens for taxes as provided by W.S.
39-15-108(d) and 39-16-108(d).
(vii) Actions to dispose of an abandoned vehicle as
provided by W.S. 31-13-112(e), regardless of the value of the
abandoned vehicle.
(b) The circuit court may issue writs of attachment or
garnishment as provided by W.S. 1-15-101 through 1-15-212 and
1-15-401 through 1-15-511, and may issue judgment, execution and
stay of execution, and order the sale of the property seized
under execution as provided by W.S. 1-19-101 through 1-19-108
and 1-21-401 through 1-21-703. A writ of execution issuing from
a circuit court shall be in the form and subject to the
provisions of W.S. 1-17-308.
(c) The judge may submit to arbitration any civil matter
pending in circuit court, upon agreement of the parties as
provided by W.S. 1-21-801 through 1-21-804, or upon application
of either party showing an arbitration agreement and refusal of
the opposing party to arbitrate as provided by W.S. 1-36-101
through 1-36-119.
(d) The provisions of W.S. 5-1-107 pertaining to the
exercise of personal jurisdiction apply in the circuit courts.
(e) The circuit court shall have jurisdiction to enforce
and make findings under the Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital
Assets Act, W.S. 2-3-1001 through 2-3-1017. This jurisdiction
shall include the authority to make necessary findings
concerning compliance with federal law as required by the
Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.