Brown County Circuit Court Electronic Filing Rules

WARNING

Applies to

Pleadings and other papers

Qualifying pleadings and other papers may be filed by plain-paper fax if no filing fee or additional clerk charge applies.

Pursuant to §801.16, Wis. Stats., the filing of pleadings and other papers that do not require a filing fee may be made with the clerk of circuit court through the use of the plain-paper facsimile machine. Documents may be transmitted under the authority of this rule if no additional fee or charge must be paid by the clerk of circuit court for accepting or receiving the facsimile document.

WARNING

A clerk may accept papers routed through a noncourt fax machine only if the transmission complies with the rule or has been approved and certified as specified.

If papers are transmitted to a plain-paper facsimile machine of a noncourt agency, party, or company for the receipt, transmittal, and delivery to the clerk of circuit court, the clerk of circuit court shall accept the papers for filing only if the transmission complies with the local rule or has been approved by the assigned judge or court commissioner and certified by the party or attorney.

WARNING

An assigned judge may authorize in advance, for good cause, filing particular nonconforming documents that comply with SCR 806.16.

A judge assigned to a particular matter may authorize in advance the filing of particular documents that do not conform to these rules if good cause is show, and they are in conformance with SCR 806.16.

INFO

Fax filings may be transmitted to the clerk at (920) 448-4156.

Documents may be transmitted to the following number: (920) 448-4156.