Ashland County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICAL

The listed records and files are presumed confidential and may not be accessed without a court order.

The following records and files are presumed to be confidential and will not be accessible without an order of the court: juvenile files, probate files, paternity files, presentence investigation reports, medical reports, psychological evaluations, confidential judge and court commissioner notes that are work-product, and financial disclosure statements.

CRITICAL

After sentencing, a presentence investigation report is confidential and may be made available only with specific court authorization, subject to statutory exceptions; attorneys may keep copies, an unrepresented defendant may view but not keep a copy, and recipients must keep the report information confidential.

Except as otherwise provided by statute, after sentencing the presentence investigation report shall be confidential and shall not be made available to any person except upon specific authorization of the court. The district attorney and the defendant’s attorney are entitled to have and keep a copy of the presentence investigation report. If the defendant is not represented by counsel, the defendant is entitled to view the presentence investigation report but may not keep a copy of the report. A district attorney or defendant’s attorney who receives a copy of the report shall keep it confidential. A defendant who views the contents of a presentence report shall keep the information in the report confidential.

INFO

The judge may conceal the identity of anyone who provided information in a presentence investigation report.

The judge may conceal the identity of any person who provided information in the presentence investigation report.