Sheboygan County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Facsimile document transmitted through non court intermediary

A fax sent through a non-court intermediary is accepted for filing only if no filing fee or additional circuit-court charge is required and the document is plain paper.

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. C. They are plain paper documents.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Facsimile document transmitted directly to court

Direct fax filings are accepted only if the court has a compliant fax machine physically located in the clerk of circuit court or register in probate offices.

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 Supreme Court Rule 72.01 concerning retention of filed documents. Only plain-paper facsimile machines currently comply with this requirement. The circuit court has a facsimile machine physically located within the offices of the clerk of circuit court or the register in probate.

INFO

Applies to

Required proofs

The required forms may be filed through the Wisconsin Court System website or mailed to the Clerk of Courts in time to meet the deadline.

These forms may be Filed through the Wisconsin Court System website. In the alternative, the required documentation may be mailed to the Clerk of Courts in time to meet the filing deadline listed above.

INFO

Applies to

Small claims forms

Small claims forms and fees may be submitted through the Court System website or, as printed forms and fees, through the Clerk of Courts office.

The forms may be submitted and fees paid through the Court System website. In the alternative, the printed forms and fees may be submitted through the Clerk of Courts office.

INFO

Applies to

Document for court reference not for filing

Documents intended for court reference or another non-filing purpose may be faxed at the discretion of the judge or clerk.

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 or clerk.

INFO

Applies to

Written answer

Instructions are available for submitting answers through the eFiling system or by mail.

Detailed instructions on submitting the answer through the eFiling system or by mail are available on the Wisconsin Court System website and the Sheboygan County website, through the Clerk of Courts and Family Court Commissioner webpages.