Rule 54 Applicability of Rules
Rule Text
(a) In general. — Except as noted in subdivision (b), these rules shall apply to all criminal actions in all courts. Rules 6 and 9 do not apply in circuit courts. Rules 6, 9, 20, and 21 do not apply in municipal courts. In proceedings to hold to security of the peace and for good behavior, proceedings for the extradition and rendition of fugitives, and the collection of fines and penalties, these rules shall apply unless in conflict with existing statutes.
(b) Juvenile proceedings. — Unless inconsistent with the Juvenile Court Act these rules shall apply in all juvenile cases involving allegations that a child is in need of supervision or delinquent.
Amendment history: Amended July 22, 1993, effective October 19, 1993; amended June 30, 2000, effective July 1, 2000; amended December 2, 2002, effective January 6, 2003. Compare. — Rule 54, Fed. Rules Cr. Proc. Reliance on Juvenile Court Act precludes injection of criminal rules. — The provisions of the Juvenile Court Act are cumulative and do not in the first instance preclude prosecution under appropriate criminal statutes and rules. However, if the provisions of the act are followed and counsel relies in the appeal on its provisions, the injection of the Criminal Rules of Procedure is improper. Strode v. Brorby, 478 P.2d 608, 1970 Wyo. LEXIS 211 (Wyo. 1970) (decided under prior law).