Pierce County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Facsimile filing is permitted only for documents requiring no filing fee, not exceeding 15 pages excluding the cover sheet, and imposing no additional charge on the Circuit Court; c-filing parties may not use it in e-filed cases.

Facsimile documents transmitted to the courts shall be accepted for filing only if: (a) no filing fee is required; (b) the document does not exceed fifteen (15) pages in length, excluding cover sheet; and (c) no additional fee or charge must be paid by the Circuit Court for accepting or receiving the facsimile document. Facsimile documents will not be accepted by c-filing parties in e-filed cases.

CRITICAL

Documents may not be filed by email.

Documents transmitted by email will not be accepted for filing.

CRITICAL

A fax filing must be transmitted only to the Clerk of Court's designated fax number; the fax is treated as the original, and a separate original is generally unnecessary.

A party submitting a document shall make the original transmission through the Clerk of Court facsimile at (715) 273-6855 only. The Court will treat the facsimile as the original document to be filed and it is generally not necessary to submit an original.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Document requiring original signature

A document requiring an original signature may be faxed only to show the Court that it is complete, and the original must still be filed.

Documents requiring original signatures may be faxed only for the purpose of showing the court the document is complete; the original must be filed with the court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Plea questionnaire and waiver of rights form

For a remote plea hearing, the attorney must e-file the Plea Questionnaire and Waiver of Rights Form before the hearing.

If the plea hearing is being conducted remotely, the attorney shall e-file the Plea Questionnaire and Waiver of Rights Form in advance of the hearing.

WARNING

Documents not being filed may be faxed for the Court's reference or other purpose only at the discretion of the listed court officials.

Documents that are not to be filed but are to be used by the Court for reference or other purpose may be transmitted by facsimile transmission at the discretion of the Judge, Court Commissioner, Judicial Assistant or Clerk.