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October 14, 2025 - Brown County Courthouse- NEW Entrance
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As of October 14th, 2025 all visitors of the Brown County Courthouse will now have a single point of entrance and exit located on the East Walnut Street side of the building. (The previous entrance point on Doty Street is now an emergency exit ONLY).
Please arrive a few minutes earlier to the courthouse as:
All visitors will be required to submit all carried items to the baggage scanner and search process.
All visitors must pass through a metal detector and may be asked to submit to additional searches via wand or hand search.
Prohibited Items in the Courthouse:
- Firearms, pellet guns, BB guns or replica firearms
- ammunition
- Knive, boxcutters, razorblades, edged weapons and sharp- pointed objects
- Club-like items (e.g- batons, baseball bats, golf clubs)
- Martial arts weapons
- Brass knuckles
- Mace, pepper spray, or other chemical agents
- Electric weapons
- Skateboards, rollerblades, rollerskates, bicycles, or mopeds
- Any intoxicating beverage (unless prior approval received for events) or illegal drugs
- Flammable or explosive materials
- Tools unless the person is an authorized contractor
- Any equipment, apparatus, or machined failing to comply with local fire codes, unless exempt, or property that if utilized would interfere with an electrical or mechanical building system without permission from Facility Director.
- Other itesm that could pose a danger to others
- Other items that could disrupt court proceedings
- Excesive amounts of bags, purses, backpacks, etc.
The Brown County Courthouse complex hours of operation are from 7:45a.m- 4:30p.m. Doors will remain unlocked until the conclusion of the last hearing of the day.
Brown County has a free app available on both Apple and Google stores providing information of office locations, interactive maps, and quick link resources.
