Washington County Circuit Court, Wisconsin Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Facsimile document

Facsimile filings are accepted only when sent to the designated office, limited to 15 pages excluding the cover sheet (unless the party or attorney certifies approval for a longer transmission), and free of filing fees and additional charges to the receiving office.

(1) Facsimile documents transmitted directly to the Courts shall be accepted for filing only (at the Clerk of Circuit Court Fax of 262-335-4776 or the Register in Probate/Juvenile Fax of 262-306-2224) if: a) The facsimile document is faxed to the appropriate office at the phone number set forth above. b) The facsimile transmission does not exceed fifteen (15) pages in length, excluding cover sheet. If the facsimile transmission exceeds 15 pages, the party or attorney shall certify that the assigned judge or court commissioner has approved the facsimile transmission. c) The facsimile document is of a type for which no filing fee is required. d) The transmission does not result in any additional fee or charge to the appropriate office for accepting or receiving the facsimile document.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Written objection

A written objection may be filed in person, electronically, or by first-class mail.

The written objection of the tenant shall be filed in person or electronically in the Clerk of Courts office within 21 days of the date of the Clerk of Courts notice or mailed by first-class mail to the Clerk of Courts office within said 21 days with a postmark indicating compliance with this Rule.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Itemization of damages

An itemization may be filed in person, electronically, or by first-class mail.

The itemization shall be filed in person or electronically in the Clerk of Courts office within 90 days of the date the tenant vacates or, if mailed by first class mail to the Clerk of Courts office, then within said 90 days with a postmark indicating compliance with this Rule.

WARNING

Applies to

Facsimile document

The sender is solely responsible for timely and complete receipt of a fax filing; court personnel are not responsible for transmission errors, missing or illegible documents, or fax-machine outages.

(2) The party transmitting the facsimile document is solely responsible for ensuring its timely and complete receipt. (3) Neither the Circuit Court Judge, the Clerk of Circuit Court nor the Register in Probate/Clerk of Juvenile Court is responsible for: a) Errors or failures in transmissions that result in missing or illegible documents. b) Periods when a facsimile machine is not operational for any reason.