Lafayette County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Fax-filed documents must be sent to the official Lafayette County Clerk of Courts fax machine; documents sent to other fax machines are not properly filed.

The Clerk of Courts for Lafayette County shall maintain the official facsimile machine and all documents filed by facsimile transmission shall be filed with the Clerk of Courts for Lafayette County. Documents sent by facsimile transmission to facsimile machines other than the Clerk of Courts facsimile machine will not be accepted as being properly filed pursuant to this rule.

CRITICAL

Facsimile documents sent through a non-court agency, party, or similar entity may be accepted only if no filing fee is required and the court incurs no additional fee or charge for accepting or receiving them.

Facsimile documents transmitted to a non-court agency, party, or other similar entity for reception and ultimate transmittal to the court shall be accepted for filing only if: 1. No filing fee is required, and; 2. No additional fee or charge must be paid by the circuit court for accepting or receiving the facsimile document.

CRITICAL

Facsimile documents sent directly to the Lafayette County Circuit Court may be accepted only if no filing fee is required and the court incurs no additional fee or charge for accepting or receiving them.

Pursuant to Wis. Stat. 801.16(2) as amended, facsimile documents transmitted directly to the Lafayette County Circuit Court shall be accepted for filing only if: 1. No filing fee is required, and; 2. No additional fee or charge must be paid by the circuit court for accepting or receiving the facsimile document.

WARNING

Do not send additional copies of fax-filed papers; the clerk will disregard duplicates later received by the clerk, assigned judge, or court commissioner.

No additional copies may be sent. The Clerk of Courts shall disregard any duplicate papers subsequently received by the Clerk of Circuit Court, assigned judge, or court commissioner.