Burnett County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Facsimile documents relayed to the court through a non-court entity must be on plain paper.

Facsimile documents transmitted to a non-court agency, party or company for reception and transmittal to the court shall be accepted for filing only if: (a) they are on plain-paper;

CRITICAL

Applies to

Electronic evidence

Electronically stored photographic or written evidence offered as an exhibit must be provided in print, while videos must be provided on CD-R or DVD-R.

Photographic or written evidence stored in electronic format which is sought to be admitted as an exhibit in an evidentiary hearing shall be provided in printed format for admission at trial. This rule includes text messages, emails, photographs maintained on a cellular phone. Further videos stored in electronic format shall be provided on CD-Rs or DVD-Rs.

CRITICAL

Motions must be submitted in writing.

Motions must be in writing

CRITICAL

Requests to be excused must be in writing except in family, medical, or other emergencies; documentation may be required.

Juror requests to be excused shall be in writing except in the case of family, medical, or other emergency. Documentation may be required.

CRITICAL

Videoconferencing technology used in Burnett County circuit court proceedings must meet the technical and operational standards in Wis. Stat. § 885.54.

Videoconferencing technology used in circuit court proceedings in Burnett County shall meet the technical and operational standards set forth in Wis. Stat. § 885.54.

WARNING

The judge or court commissioner may authorize in advance a nonconforming document for good cause if it conforms to the statutes.

The Judge or Court Commissioner may authorize in advance the filing of a particular document that does not conform to these rules if good cause is shown and they are in conformance with the statutes.

WARNING

Requests to review juvenile court records must be in writing.

All requests for review of court records involving a juvenile shall be in writing.