Wyoming Court Rules
Wyoming Court Rules
✓ current as of August 2026Full text of 356 rules across 4 sets, cross-linked with Wyoming case law.
Wyo. R. Crim. P. 82 rules
- Rule 1. Scope and Definitions
- Rule 2. Purpose and Construction
- Rule 3. Indictment, Information or Citation
- Rule 3.1. Use of Citations; Bail
- Rule 4. Warrant or Summons upon Information
- Rule 5. Initial Appearance
- Rule 5.1. Preliminary Examination
- Rule 6. Grand Juries
- Rule 7. [Deleted]
- Rule 8. Joinder of Offenses and Defendants
- Rule 9. Warrant or Summons upon Indictment
- Rule 10. Arraignment
- Rule 11. Pleas
- Rule 12. Pleadings and Motions Before Trial; Defenses and Objec- tions
- Rule 12.1. Notice of Alibi
- Rule 12.2. Defense of Mental Illness or Deficiency
- Rule 12.3. Notice of Defense of Unconsciousness, Automatism, or Traumatic Automatism
- Rule 13. Trial Together of Indictments, Informations or Citations
- Rule 14. Relief from Prejudicial Joinder
- Rule 15. Depositions
- Rule 16. Discovery and Inspection
- Rule 17. Subpoena
- Rule 17.1. Pretrial Conference
- Rule 18. Place of Prosecution and Trial
- Rule 19. [Reserved]
- Rule 20. Transfer from County for Plea and Sentence
- Rule 21. Transfer from County for Trial
- Rule 21.1. Change of Judge
- Rule 22. [Reserved]
- Rule 23. Trial by Jury or Court
- Rule 24. Trial Jurors
- Rule 24.1. Jury Trial; Jury Note Taking; Juror Notebooks
- Rule 24.2. Juror Questionnaires
- Rule 24.3. Copies of Instructions for Jurors
- Rule 25. Disability of Judge
- Rule 26. Taking of Testimony
- Rule 26.1. Determination of Foreign Law
- Rule 26.2. Production of Statements of Witnesses
- Rule 27. [Abrogated]
- Rule 28. Interpreters
- Rule 29. Motion for Judgment of Acquittal
- Rule 29.1. Closing Argument
- Rule 30. Instructions to Jury; Objections
- Rule 31. Verdict
- Rule 32. Judgment and Sentence
- Rule 32.1. Offender Payments and Restitution
- Rule 33. New Trial
- Rule 34. Arrest of Judgment
- Rule 35. Correction or Reduction of Sentence
- Rule 36. Clerical Mistakes
- Rule 37. [Reserved]
- Rule 38. Stay of Execution of Sentence
- Rule 39. Revocation or Modification of Probation
- Rule 40. [Reserved]
- Rule 41. Search and Seizure
- Rule 42. Contempt
- Rule 42.1. Remedial Sanctions; Payment for Losses
- Rule 43. Presence of Defendant
- Rule 43.1. Use of Video Conferencing
- Rule 44. Right to Assignment of Counsel
- Rule 45. Time
- Rule 46. Release from Custody
- Rule 46.1. Pretrial Release
- Rule 46.2. Post Conviction Release or Detention
- Rule 46.3. Release or Detention of Material Witness
- Rule 46.4. Sanctions for Failure to Appear or for Violation of Release Order
- Rule 46.5. [Renumbered]
- Rule 47. Motions
- Rule 48. Dismissal; Speedy Trial
- Rule 49. Service and Filing of Papers
- Rule 50. Calendars
- Rule 51. Exceptions Unnecessary
- Rule 52. Harmless Error and Plain Error
- Rule 53. Media Access to Courts
- Rule 54. Applicability of Rules
- Rule 55. Court Reporters; Recording of Proceedings
- Rule 56. Courts and Clerks
- Rule 57. Rules Governing Practice
- Rule 58. Forms
- Rule 59. Effective Date
- Rule 60. Title
- Rule 61. Laws Superseded
Wyo. R. Civ. P. 98 rules
- Rule 1. Scope and Purpose
- Rule 2. One Form of Action
- Rule 3. Commencement of Action
- Rule 3.1. Civil Cover Sheet. [Repealed]
- Rule 3.2. Removal from district court to chancery court
- Rule 4. Summons. [Effective until September 21, 2026]
- Rule 5. Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
- Rule 5.1. Constitutional Challenge to a Statute
- Rule 5.2. Privacy Protection for Filings Made with the Court
- Rule 6. Time
- Rule 7. Pleadings Allowed; Form of Motions and Other Papers
- Rule 8. General Rules of Pleading
- Rule 9. Pleading Special Matters
- Rule 10. Form of Pleadings
- Rule 11. Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representa- tions to the Court; Sanctions
- Rule 12. When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pre- trial Hearing
- Rule 12.1. Change of Venue
- Rule 13. Counterclaim and Crossclaim
- Rule 14. Third-Party Practice
- Rule 15. Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
- Rule 16. Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management
- Rule 17. Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity; Public Officers
- Rule 18. Joinder of Claims
- Rule 19. Required Joinder of Parties
- Rule 20. Permissive Joinder of Parties
- Rule 21. Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties
- Rule 22. Interpleader
- Rule 23. Class Actions
- Rule 23.1. Derivative Actions
- Rule 23.2. Actions Relating to Unincorporated Associations
- Rule 24. Intervention
- Rule 25. Substitution of Parties
- Rule 26. Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
- Rule 27. Depositions to Perpetuate Testimony
- Rule 28. Persons Before Whom Depositions May Be Taken
- Rule 29. Stipulations About Discovery Procedure
- Rule 30. Depositions by Oral Examination
- Rule 30.1. Remote Depositions
- Rule 31. Depositions by Written Questions
- Rule 32. Using Depositions in Court Proceedings
- Rule 33. Interrogatories to Parties
- Rule 34. Producing Documents, Electronically Stored Information, and Tangible Things, or Entering onto Land for Inspection and Other Purposes
- Rule 35. Physical and Mental Examinations
- Rule 36. Requests for Admission
- Rule 37. Failure to Make Disclosures or to Cooperate in Discovery; Sanctions
- Rule 38. Right to a Jury Trial; Demand
- Rule 39. Trial by Jury or by the Court
- Rule 39.1. Jury Trial; Jury Note Taking; Juror Notebooks
- Rule 39.2. Juror Questionnaires
- Rule 39.3. Copies of Instructions for Jurors
- Rule 39.4. Juror Questions for Witnesses
- Rule 40. Assignment for Trial or Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Rule 40.1. Transfer of Trial and Change of Judge
- Rule 41. Dismissal of Actions. [Effective until September 21, 2026]
- Rule 42. Consolidation; Separate Trials
- Rule 43. Taking Testimony
- Rule 44. Determining Foreign Law
- Rule 45. Subpoena
- Rule 46. Objecting to a Ruling or Order
- Rule 47. Selecting Jurors for Trial
- Rule 48. Number of Jurors; Verdict; Polling
- Rule 49. Special Verdict; General Verdict and Questions
- Rule 50. Judgment as a Matter of Law in Jury Trials; Alternative Motion for New Trial; Conditional Rulings
- Rule 51. Instructions to the Jury; Objections; Preserving a Claim of Error
- Rule 52. Findings by the Court; Judgment on Partial Findings; Re- served Questions
- Rule 53. Masters
- Rule 54. Judgment; Costs
- Rule 55. Default; Default Judgment
- Rule 56. Summary Judgment
- Rule 56.1. Summary Judgment — Required Statement of Material Facts
- Rule 57. Declaratory Judgment
- Rule 58. Entering Judgment
- Rule 59. New Trial; Altering or Amending a Judgment
- Rule 60. Relief from a Judgment or Order
- Rule 61. Harmless Error
- Rule 62. Stay of Proceedings to Enforce a Judgment
- Rule 62.1. Indicative Ruling on a Motion for Relief that Is Barred by a Pending Appeal
- Rule 63. Judge’s Inability to Proceed
- Rule 64. Seizing a Person or Property
- Rule 65. Injunctions and Restraining Orders
- Rule 65.1. Proceedings Against a Surety
- Rule 66. Receivers
- Rule 67. Deposit into Court
- Rule 68. Offer of Settlement or Judgment
- Rule 69. Execution
- Rule 70. Enforcing a Judgment for a Specific Act
- Rule 71. Enforcing Relief for or Against a Nonparty
- Rule 71.1. Condemnation of Property
- Rule 77. District Courts and Clerks; Notice of an Order or Judgment
- Rule 78. Hearing Motions; Decision on Briefs
- Rule 79. Books and Records Kept by the Clerk
- Rule 80. Stenographic Transcript as Evidence
- Rule 81. Applicability in General
- Rule 82. Jurisdiction and Venue Unaffected
- Rule 83. Rules by Courts of Record; Judge’s Directives
- Rule 84. Forms
- Rule 85. Title
- Rule 86. Effective Dates
Wyo. R. App. P. 112 rules
- Rule 1.01. Electronic Filing; Number of Copies to Be Filed; Format
- Rule 1.02. Scope of Rules
- Rule 1.03. Failure to Comply with Rules
- Rule 1.04. Review by Supreme Court and District Court
- Rule 1.05. Appealable Order Defined
- Rule 1.06. Joint Appeals
- Rule 1.07. Filing of Documents by Email in the Supreme Court
- Rule 2.01. How and when Taken; Cross-Appeals and Dismissals
- Rule 2.02. Effect of Motion on Time for Filing Notice of Appeal in Civil Case
- Rule 2.03. Effect of Motion on Time for Filing of Notice of Appeal in Criminal Case
- Rule 2.04. Premature Notice of Appeal
- Rule 2.05. Certification of Transcript Request; Statement of Evidence, or Agreed Statement
- Rule 2.06. Time Allowed Court Reporter to File Transcript; Certifica- tion to Appellate Court and Parties that Transcript Has Been Filed in Trial Court
- Rule 2.07. Notice of Appeal; Contents
- Rule 2.08. Designation of Parties
- Rule 2.09. Payment of Filing Fee, Motion to Proceed in Forma Pau- peris, and Disposition
- Rule 3.01. Composition of Record
- Rule 3.02. Transcript of Proceedings. [Effective until January 19, 2026]
- Rule 3.03. Statement of Evidence or Proceedings when no Report was made or when the Transcript is Unavailable
- Rule 3.04. Correction or Modification of the Record
- Rule 3.05. Designation, Transmission and Retention of Record
- Rule 3.06. Record for Intermediate Relief in Appellate Court
- Rule 3.07. Return of Record to the Trial Court
- Rule 3.08. Agreed Statement
- Rule 3.09. Withdrawing Paper Case Records. [Effective until January 19, 2026]
- Rule 4.01. Bond for Costs
- Rule 4.02. Supersedeas Bonds
- Rule 4.03. Restitution Undertaking by Appellee
- Rule 4.04. Failure to File or Insufficiency of Bond
- Rule 4.05. Judgment Against Surety
- Rule 5.01. Stay of Execution and Relief Pending Appeal
- Rule 6.01. Docketing Appeal and Jurisdiction
- Rule 7.01. Brief of Appellant
- Rule 7.02. Brief of Appellee
- Rule 7.03. Reply Brief
- Rule 7.04. Additional Authorities
- Rule 7.05. Length, Format, Binding and Number of Briefs
- Rule 7.06. Time for Filing and Serving Briefs
- Rule 7.07. Service of Briefs on Attorney General
- Rule 7.08. Briefs in Criminal Cases upon Exceptions of District Attor- ney
- Rule 7.09. Pleadings in Original Cases
- Rule 7.10. Extension of Time
- Rule 7.11. Failure to File
- Rule 7.12. Amicus Curiae
- Rule 7.13. Guardian Ad Litem
- Rule 8.01. Settings and Appearance
- Rule 8.02. Procedure; Time Allowed for Argument
- Rule 9.01. Opinions
- Rule 9.02. Reversal in Part
- Rule 9.03. Proceedings After Reversal
- Rule 9.04. Harmless Error
- Rule 9.05. Plain Error
- Rule 9.06. Abbreviated Opinions
- Rule 9.07. Answering Certified Questions
- Rule 9.08. Petition for Rehearing
- Rule 9.09. Suspension of Proceedings
- Rule 9.10. Rehearing Granted
- Rule 9.11. Mandate
- Rule 10.01. Cost of Record, Docket and Service Fees
- Rule 10.02. Fees in Reserved Cases, Certified Cases, and Rule 13 Cases
- Rule 10.03. Costs on Bill of Exceptions, Certified and Reserved Ques- tions in Criminal Cases
- Rule 10.04. Costs on Reversal
- Rule 10.05. Costs and Penalties on Affirmance
- Rule 10.06. Time for Filing Costs and Fees
- Rule 10.07. In Forma Pauperis [Repealed]
- Rule 11.01. Generally
- Rule 11.02. Method of Invoking
- Rule 11.03. Contents of Certification Order
- Rule 11.04. Preparation of Certification Order
- Rule 11.05. Costs
- Rule 11.06. Briefs and Argument
- Rule 11.07. Opinion [Repealed]
- Rule 12.01. Generally
- Rule 12.02. Definitions
- Rule 12.03. Institution of Proceedings
- Rule 12.04. Time for Filing Petition; Cross-Petitions for Review; Or- dering Transcript
- Rule 12.05. Stay of Enforcement
- Rule 12.06. Requirements of Petition
- Rule 12.07. Record
- Rule 12.08. Presentation of Evidence
- Rule 12.09. Extent of Review
- Rule 12.10. Joint or Several Appeals; Agreed Statement
- Rule 12.11. Review by Supreme Court
- Rule 12.12. Relief Available by Independent Action
- Rule 13.01. Generally
- Rule 13.02. When Interlocutory Review May Be Granted
- Rule 13.03. Petition and Response to Petition
- Rule 13.04. Contents of Petition for Writ of Review
- Rule 13.05. Exhibits and Attachments to the Petition for a Writ of Review
- Rule 13.06. Stay of Lower Court or Administrative Agency Proceed- ings
- Rule 13.07. Writ of Review
- Rule 13.08. Disposition of the Writ when Granted
- Rule 13.09. Duties of Clerks
- Rule 14.01. Service; How Made
- Rule 14.02. Computation of Time
- Rule 14.03. Additional Time After Service by Mail
- Rule 14.04. Pro Se Filings by Inmates
- Rule 14.05. Pro Se Filings by Criminal Appellant Represented by Counsel
- Rule 15. Petition for Reinstatement
- Rule 16. Motions
- Rule 17.01. Death of a Party
- Rule 17.02. Substitution for Other Causes; Incompetency
- Rule 17.03. Public Officers; Death or Separation from Office
- Rule 18. Voluntary Dismissal
- Rule 19.01. Appearance; Admission Pro Hac Vice
- Rule 19.02. Withdrawal
- Rule 19.03. Notice of Withdrawal or Substitution
- Rule 20. Hearings of Supreme Court Causes Before a District Court
- Rule 21. Motion Based on Ineffective Assistance of Trial Counsel
- Rule 27. Rules Superseded
- Rule 28. Title
- Rule 29. Effective Date
Wyo. R. Evid. 64 rules
- Rule 101. Scope
- Rule 102. Purpose and construction
- Rule 103. Rulings on evidence
- Rule 104. Preliminary questions
- Rule 105. Limited admissibility
- Rule 106. Remainder of or related writings or recorded statements
- Rule 201. Judicial notice of adjudicative facts
- Rule 301. Presumptions in general in civil actions and proceedings
- Rule 302. Applicability of federal law in civil actions and proceedings
- Rule 303. Presumptions in criminal cases
- Rule 401. Definition of ‘‘relevant evidence’’
- Rule 402. Relevant evidence generally admissible; irrelevant evi- dence inadmissible
- Rule 403. Exclusion of relevant evidence on grounds of prejudice, confusion, or waste of time
- Rule 404. Character evidence not admissible to prove conduct; excep- tions; other crimes
- Rule 405. Methods of proving character
- Rule 406. Habit; routine practice
- Rule 407. Subsequent remedial measures
- Rule 408. Compromise and offers to compromise
- Rule 409. Payment of medical and similar expenses
- Rule 410. Withdrawn pleas and offers
- Rule 411. Liability insurance
- Rule 501. General rule
- Rule 601. General rule of competency
- Rule 602. Lack of personal knowledge
- Rule 603. Oath or affirmation
- Rule 604. Interpreters
- Rule 605. Competency of judge as witness
- Rule 606. Competency of juror as witness
- Rule 607. Who may impeach
- Rule 608. Evidence of character and conduct of witness
- Rule 609. Impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime
- Rule 610. Religious beliefs or opinions
- Rule 611. Mode and order of interrogation and presentation
- Rule 612. Writing or object used to refresh memory
- Rule 613. Prior statements of witnesses
- Rule 614. Calling and interrogation of witnesses by court
- Rule 615. Exclusion of witnesses
- Rule 701. Opinion testimony by lay witnesses (Effective until August 1, 2019.) If the witness is not testifying as an expert, his testimony in the form of opinions or inferences is limited to those opinions or
- Rule 702. Testimony by experts (Effective until August 1, 2019.) If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue,
- Rule 703. Bases of opinion testimony by experts (Effective until August 1, 2019.) The facts or data in the particular case upon which an expert bases an opinion or inference may be those perceived by or made kn
- Rule 704. Opinion on ultimate issue (Effective until August 1, 2019.) Testimony in the form of an opinion or inference otherwise admissible is not objectionable because it embraces an ultimate issue to be decid
- Rule 705. Disclosure of facts or data underlying expert opinion (Ef- fective until August 1, 2019.) The expert may testify in terms of opinion or inference and give his reasons therefor without prior disclosure
- Rule 706. Court-appointed experts
- Rule 801. Definitions
- Rule 802. Hearsay rule
- Rule 803. Hearsay exceptions; availability of declarant immaterial (Effective until August 1, 2019.) The following are not excluded by the hearsay rule, even though the declarant is available as a witness:
- Rule 804. Hearsay exceptions; declarant unavailable
- Rule 805. Hearsay within hearsay
- Rule 806. Attacking and supporting credibility of declarant
- Rule 901. Requirement of authentication or identification
- Rule 902. Self-authentication (Effective until August 1, 2019.)
- Rule 903. Subscribing witness’ testimony unnecessary
- Rule 1001. Definitions
- Rule 1002. Requirement of original
- Rule 1003. Admissibility of duplicates
- Rule 1004. Admissibility of other evidence of contents
- Rule 1005. Public records
- Rule 1006. Summaries
- Rule 1007. Testimony or written admission of party
- Rule 1008. Functions of court and jury
- Rule 1101. Applicability of rules
- Rule 1102. Statutes superseded
- Rule 1103. Title
- Rule 1104. Effective date