Polk County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Document Format Requirements
3 rules from official source documents
Font, margin, spacing, and file format requirements for court filings.
CRITICAL
Mailed summonses must use envelopes displaying the clerk’s return address and requesting return to that address.
All mailing of summonses shall be done in envelopes upon which the clerk’s return address appears, with a request to return to that address.
CRITICAL
For the covered non-UTC violations, a defendant or respondent entering a not-guilty plea must submit a written jury demand and pay the fee within 10 days of the plea.
The written jury demand and fee must be paid within 10 days of said plea.
WARNING
Juror requests to be excused must be in writing, except in family, medical, or other emergencies.
Juror requests to be excused shall be in writing except in the case of family, medical, or other emergency.
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