Outagamie County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Facsimile document

Facsimile documents sent directly to the court may be accepted for filing only when the stated machine, location, page-limit, and fee conditions are met.

Effective July 1, 1991 facsimile documents transmitted directly to the courts shall be accepted for filing only if: a. The circuit court has a facsimile machine capable of reproducing documents that meet the Supreme Court Rule 72.01 concerning retention of filed documents. Only plain-paper facsimile machines currently comply with this requirement. b. The circuit court has a facsimile machine physically located within the offices of the clerk of circuit court or the register in probate. c. The document does not exceed fifteen (15) pages in length, excluding cover sheet. d. No filing fee is required. e. No additional fee or charge must be paid by the circuit court for accepting or receiving the facsimile document.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Facsimile document

Facsimile documents sent through a non-court intermediary may be accepted for filing only if no filing fee is required and the court incurs no additional fee or charge.

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

CRITICAL

Applies to

Pre sentence investigation report

The Probation Officer must deliver the pre-sentence investigation report electronically to the Clerk of Courts at least five days before the sentencing date.

The Probation Officer shall deliver to the Clerk of Courts the pre-sentence investigation report via electronic means at least five (5) days prior to the sentencing date.

WARNING

Applies to

Financial package

Once the portal is designated, the housing counselor must send the financial package directly to the Program Administrator through that portal.

The housing counselor sends the package directly to the Program Administrator through the portal, once designated.

WARNING

Applies to

Facsimile document

A judge assigned to a case may authorize in advance the filing of particular nonconforming documents if good cause is shown and the documents comply with SCR 801.16.

A judge assigned to a particular matter may authorize in advance the filing of particular documents in that case that do not conform to these rules if good cause is shown and they are in conformance with SCR 801.16.