Cost of Record, Docket and Service Fees

(a) Appellant, at the time of filing appellant’s brief, must file with the clerk of the appellate court a statement of the cost of the original transcript of the evidence with certification regarding the payment. (b) The docket fees charged for the services of the clerk in the appellate court for criminal cases, where there is no statute to the contrary, shall be the same as those prescribed in civil cases. (c) No award of costs shall be made in a case where the party is proceeding in forma pauperis unless costs are awarded by the reviewing court in the mandate. (d) A party not admitted to the practice of law in Wyoming and proceeding pro se on appeal shall not be entitled to an award of attorney fees. History: Amended April 6, 2015, effective July 1, 2015. Source. — Former Rule 7, Sup. Ct. In Forma Pauperis, see Rule 10.06. Payment of fee is prerequisite to actual filing of petition in error. Posvar v. Royce, 37 Wyo. 34, 258 P. 587, 1927 Wyo. LEXIS 65 (Wyo. 1927) (decided under § 1-407, C.S. 1945). The record cannot be filed by clerk of Su- preme Court until docket fee is paid. In re National Bldg. & Loan Ass’n, 52 Wyo. 195, 72 69 RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE