Wisconsin Public Records

To begin, add a public record or view a list of counties, locations and resources for Wisconsin public records.

Wisconsin public records, according to WI Statutes: s.19.21-19.39 "Public Records and Property" are comprised of, but not limited to: "handwritten, typed or printed pages, maps, charts, photographs, films, recordings, tapes (including computer tapes), computer printouts and optical disks."

The Statute further explains what a record does not include, such as drafts, notes, materials which are purely the personal property of the custodian and "materials to which access is limited by copyright, patent or bequest."

The Open Records Law states that any requester has the right to access any public record in Wisconsin except as otherwise provided by law, but there is a rather extensive list of specific exceptions to this rule. Custodians of Wisconsin public records are charged with the responsibility of allowing for and providing reasonable access to such by any requester during normal operating hours and to charge no more than reasonable duplication fees as necessary. Failure to do so may result in administrative punishment.

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All local and state government documents and other forms of kept information are by law available to the citizens of the state upon request, including the libraries. This makes a Wisconsin public records search very achievable as the resources are set in place to cater to an individual's desire to gather information for various different purposes.

Wisconsin County Public Records