Dunn County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICAL

Only parties and attorneys of record may view or copy financial declarations and other confidential financial information in divorce actions.

Only parties to the action and attorneys of record will be allowed to view and copy financial declarations and other confidential financial information in divorce actions.

CRITICAL

Before adjudication, paternity records must remain confidential except to the parties, their authorized representatives, attorneys of record, and the adult children who were the subject of the proceeding.

Pursuant to Wis. Stats. §767.53, all paternity records, before adjudication, are to remain confidential except to the parties to the proceeding or their authorized representatives, attorneys of record, and adult children who were the subject of the proceeding.

CRITICAL

Confidential records are removed from a file before an attorney accesses it unless the attorney is counsel of record in that case.

When an attorney seeks access to a file containing confidential records, the confidential records will be removed from the file unless the attorney is an attorney of record in that particular case.

CRITICAL

An unrepresented defendant may view the presentence investigation report but may not keep a copy.

If the defendant is not represented by counsel, the defendant is entitled to view the presentence investigation report but may not keep a copy.

CRITICAL

Medical and hospital records must remain confidential or be marked as an exhibit when filed until introduced at trial; until then, only parties and attorneys of record may view them.

Medical and hospital records remain confidential or marked as an exhibit when filed with the court until such time as they are introduced into evidence at a trial. Until then, only parties to the action and attorneys of record may view medical and hospital records.

CRITICAL

Attorneys of record and, if applicable, the GAL may be provided a custody study but may not copy it or disclose the source of confidential information without a written court order.

Attorneys of record and the GAL if applicable, may be provided a copy of a custody study but may not copy it nor disclose the source of confidential information without written court order.

CRITICAL

An expunged criminal record file is closed to access without a court order, and the Clerk of Courts must take steps to preserve the confidentiality of expunged records.

Any case in which a criminal record has been expunged shall be closed to access to anyone without a court order authorizing access to the file. The Clerk of Courts shall take appropriate steps to ensure confidentiality of all expunged criminal records.

CRITICAL

A party may view a custody study without a written order but may not copy or disclose its information except to counsel.

Parties to the action may view a custody study without a written order. However, a party may not copy or disclose such information, except to their counsel.

CRITICAL

A defendant who views a presentence investigation report must keep its information confidential.

A defendant who views the contents of a presentence investigation report shall keep the information in the report confidential.

CRITICAL

Presentence investigations are confidential.

Pursuant to Wis. Stats. §972.15(4m), presentence investigations are confidential.

CRITICAL

Anyone who is not a party or attorney of record may access only the non-confidential portions of a case file.

Anyone other than an attorney of record or party to the action will be allowed access only to the non-confidential portions of a case file.

CRITICAL

When a person requests access to a file containing confidential information, the clerk or registrar verifies whether the person is a party; confidential records the party may not access are removed before the file is provided.

In general, when an individual requests access to a court record that includes confidential information, the Clerk of Court's office or the Registrar in Probate/Juvenile Court Clerk will ask for identification to verify that the individual is a party to the action. If so, and if a party is allowed access to the confidential records in his or her file, access to the entire file will be granted. If the party is not allowed access to some or all of the confidential records in the file, the confidential records the party is not allowed to see will be removed from the file before the party is allowed access.

CRITICAL

A district attorney or defendant’s attorney who receives a copy of the presentence investigation report must keep it confidential.

A district attorney or defendant’s attorney who receives a copy of the report shall keep it confidential.

WARNING

The district attorney and defendant’s attorney are entitled to receive and keep a copy of the presentence investigation report.

The district attorney and the defendant’s attorney are entitled to have and keep a copy of the presentence investigation report.