5-13-104. Supreme court to adopt rules; fees and court costs; rules of procedure to govern courts; place for holding court; inherent powers; appeals.

(a) The Wyoming supreme court is hereby vested with management and supervisory powers, including financial auditing authority, over the chancery court of the state of Wyoming. The Wyoming supreme court shall establish procedures and regulations for the effective and expeditious resolution of disputes between parties and the administration of the business of the chancery court, including the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure for the Chancery Courts and procedures for:

(i) The filing of an action with the chancery court;

(ii) The removal of an existing case from another court to the chancery court;

(iii) The removal, by the non-filing party, of a case filed with the chancery court to another court;

(iv) Trial without a jury;

(v) The ordering of mediation;

(vi) Referrals to a special master;

(vii) The streamlined and expeditious completion of discovery.

(b) The Wyoming supreme court shall establish fees and charges for the chancery court, provided:

(i) The fees and charges are established to, as nearly as practicable, fund the operation of the chancery court; and

(ii) The original filing fee is set at not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00). The fee shall apply to original actions commenced, actions removed or transferred to the chancery court from another court and to actions that are reopened after a final decree previously has been entered.

(c) The Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure for Chancery Courts and the Wyoming Rules of Evidence, as amended or supplemented from time to time, shall govern the chancery court.

(d) The judges of the chancery court may hold court for each other and shall do so when required by law. A judge of the chancery court may hold court in any county where venue is appropriate.

(e) When no special provision is otherwise made by law, the chancery court shall be vested with all inherent powers that are possessed by courts of record in this state.

(f) Opinions of the chancery court shall be published by the clerk of the chancery court in a searchable electronic database.

(g) An appeal from a judgment or other appealable order of the chancery court shall be to the Wyoming supreme court in accordance with the Wyoming Rules of Appellate Procedure.

(h) As used in subsection (a) of this section, "effective and expeditious resolution of disputes between parties" means the resolution of a majority of the actions filed in the chancery court within one hundred fifty (150) days of the filing of the action.