Requesting Copies of Court documents from a Court File
Copies of documents are available for $1.25 per page per State Statute for civil, criminal, family, paternity, small claims, traffic, ordinance violations.
Copies can be certified (stamped as official copies) for an additional $5.00 charge for each document.
If you are unable to find your case number, a $5.00 search fee will be added to your total.
Payment in full will be required before your request will be processed.
Case numbers can be located on Wisconsin Circuit Court Access (WCCA) website - (https://wcca.wicourts.gov/)
In person:
You have the option to view a paper file or an electronic file. If you don’t have your case number there are public access computers available to use at the Clerk of Courts office.
To view a paper file:
Have the case number and know which documents you are looking for. If you would like copies of any please place a paperclip on that page or pages.
To view a paper file:
Have the case number and know which documents you are looking for. If you would like copies of any please place a paperclip on that page or pages.
Please Note: Viewers may NOT take files apart, open any sealed envelopes or remove the file from the office. Not all files are available to view as the Clerk of Courts utilizes both on site and off site record filing facilities. If the file is an older file, please phone the Records Department at (920) 448-4521 in advance so they may retrieve the file from an off site location if necessary.
To view a file electronically:
There are public access computers in the lobby of the Clerk of Courts office. Instructions are posted next to the computers.
Please Note: Not all files can be printed electronically but the cases can be viewed back to 1990. Sealed, expunged, pre-judgment paternity and juvenile are NOT viewable on WCCA.
By mail:
Send a written request to the Brown County Records Department. You will need the case number, the specific documents that you are requesting, a self addressed stamped envelope and a phone number and email where the clerk can reach you with questions and to arrange payment.
By phone:
Call the Records Department at (920) 448-4521. You will need the case number or name of the parties and specific document or information that you need. The clerk will make arrangements with you for payment and delivery by mail, in person, fax or email.
By fax:
Send a fax request to the Brown County Records Department at (920) 448-4156. You will need the case number and specific documents that you are requesting. Please provide a phone number and email where the clerk can reach you with questions and to arrange payment.
By email:
You will need the case number and the specific documents that you are requesting. The clerk will make arrangements with you for payment and delivery by mail, fax or email. To request copies of court documents by email, please click here: Request Court Documents by Email
Requesting Copies of a Transcript
A transcript is a verbatim (word for word) typed record of what happened in court for a particular hearing or proceeding. If a transcript has not been made for your court matter and you’d like one, you will need to contact the official court reporter for the Court official who presided over the specific hearing and make arrangements to pay for your request. You will need your case number and the specific date of the hearing. The court reporter will charge a statutory per page rate for the original transcript (which goes in the file) and a copy fee (you receive a certified copy of the transcript).
If a transcript is already created and in the file for the hearing needed and you’d like a certified copy you can obtain it in 1 of 2 ways.
By phone:
Call the Records Department at (920) 448-4521. You will need the case number or name of the parties and specific document or information that you need. The clerk will make arrangements with you for payment and delivery by mail, in person, fax or email.
By fax:
Send a fax request to the Brown County Records Department at (920) 448-4156. You will need the case number and specific documents that you are requesting. Please provide a phone number and email where the clerk can reach you with questions and to arrange payment.
By email:
You will need the case number and the specific documents that you are requesting. The clerk will make arrangements with you for payment and delivery by mail, fax or email. To request copies of court documents by email, please click here: Request Court Documents by Email
Requesting Copies of a Transcript
A transcript is a verbatim (word for word) typed record of what happened in court for a particular hearing or proceeding. If a transcript has not been made for your court matter and you’d like one, you will need to contact the official court reporter for the Court official who presided over the specific hearing and make arrangements to pay for your request. You will need your case number and the specific date of the hearing. The court reporter will charge a statutory per page rate for the original transcript (which goes in the file) and a copy fee (you receive a certified copy of the transcript).
If a transcript is already created and in the file for the hearing needed and you’d like a certified copy you can obtain it in 1 of 2 ways.
- If you are at the courthouse, you can request a copy at $1.25 per page from the Clerk of Courts office and it’s available immediately.
- You can contact the court reporter and request a copy at 50 cents per page. The reporter will make arrangements for pickup or send it in the mail after payment is received.
