# Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-202: Issuance of writ; contents

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-202

## Section

- **Citation:** Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-202
- **Heading:** Issuance of writ; contents
- **Jurisdiction:** Wyoming
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WY Code / Title 1 / Chapter 15 / Section 1-15-202

## Text

(a) If authorized by a written order of the court pursuant to W.S. 1-15-103(a)(i) , the clerk shall issue the writ of attachment upon the filing by the plaintiff of the bond required by W.S. 1-15-104 .

(b) The plaintiff may have other writs of attachment issued as often as he may require at any time before judgment, based upon the original affidavit and bond, if the amount of the bond is sufficient.

(c) In actions pending in district court or circuit court several writs may be issued at the same time to the sheriff of any county.

(d) The writ shall be issued in the name of the state of Wyoming and shall be directed to the sheriff of any county in which property of the defendant is located and shall require him to attach and safely keep all the property of the defendant within his jurisdiction not exempt from execution, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy the plaintiff's demand, the amount of which shall be stated in conformity with the complaint.

## Nearby sections

- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-101 Applicability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-101.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-102 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-102.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-103 General procedures relating to prejudgment writs of attachment, replevin and garnishment; issuance of writs without notice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-103.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-104 § 1-15-104. Prejudgment writs; bond required; objection to plaintiff's sureties; hearing on objections; liability of sureties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-104.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-105 § 1-15-105. Writs; release of property or discharge of writ; undertaking required; objections to defendant's sureties; liability of sureties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-105.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-106 Discharge of improperly issued writs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-106.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-107 Notice of exemptions; right to a hearing; procedures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-107.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-108 Forms](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-108.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-201 When attachment may issue; affidavit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-201.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-202 § 1-15-202. Issuance of writ; contents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-202.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-203 Manner of executing writ](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-203.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-204 Third party claims; indemnity to sheriff; application for release](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-204.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-205 § 1-15-205. Return of sheriff; inventory of property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-205.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 1-15-206 Examination of defendant](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T1_C15_S1-15-206.md)

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