St. Croix County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Facsimile document

A party submitting a document by facsimile must send the original transmission only to the clerk’s circuit-court fax number and need not also fax the judge or commissioner.

A party submitting a document shall make the original transmission through the clerk of circuit court facsimile at (715) 381-4396 only, and is not required to also transmit to the judge or court commissioner facsimile.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Facsimile document

Facsimile documents routed through a non-court agency, party, or company may be accepted for filing only if the stated paper, fee, and receipt conditions are met.

Facsimile documents transmitted to a non-court agency, party or company for reception and transmittal to the court shall be accepted for filing only if: (a) they are on plain-paper; (b) no filing fee is required; (c) no additional fee or charge must be paid by the circuit court for accepting or receiving the facsimile document; and (d) filing is complete upon receipt by the court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Document requiring original signature

A document requiring an original signature may be faxed only to show it is complete, and the original must also 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

Facsimile documents may be accepted for filing only if no filing fee is required, the page limit is met or prior judicial approval is granted, and the circuit court incurs no additional fee or charge.

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, unless prior approval has been granted by the Judge; and (c) no additional fee or charge must be paid by the circuit court for accepting or receiving the facsimile document.

WARNING

Applies to

Facsimile document

No additional copies of facsimile papers may be sent.

No additional copies may be sent.

INFO

Applies to

Reference document

Documents not being filed but intended for court reference or another purpose may be faxed at the discretion of specified court personnel.

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.