WISCONSIN STATE
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WISCONSIN STATE INFORMATION HOT LINE:
(608) 266-2211
WISCONSIN STATE WEB SITE:
www.wisconsin.gov
Criminal Records
Department of Justice
Crime Information Bureau
Record Check Unit
PO Box 2688
Madison WI 53701-2688
(608) 266-5764
www.doj.state.wi.us
Department of Correction
Driving Records
Division of Motor Vehicles
Records and Licensing
Section
PO Box 7995
Madison WI 53707
(608) 266-2353
(608) 267-3636 (fax)
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Vehicle Ownership Information Department of Transportation
Vehicle Records Section
PO Box 7911
Madison WI 53707-7911
(608) 266-3666
(608) 267-6966 (fax)
Vital Statistics
(birth, death, divorce, marriage) The Center of Health Statistics Vital Records PO Box 309 Madison WI 53701
(608) 266-1372
(608) 255-2035 (fax)
Business/Corporate Records
Department of Financial Institutions Division of Corporate and Consumer Services PO Box 7846 Madison WI 53707
(608) 261-7577
(608) 267-6813 (fax)
Corporations, Limiteds
Workers Compensation Information
Department of Workforce Development Workers Compensation Division PO Box 7901 Madison WI 53707
(608) 266-1340
http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/wc
UCCs and Tax Liens
CCS/UCC PO Box 7847 Madison WI 53707
(608) 261-9548
WISCONSIN STATE FACTS, INFO & NEWS
WISCONSIN COURTS
WISCONSIN
PUBLIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL:
CIVIL AND CRIMINAL RECORDS
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City-County Cross Index
Wisconsin Land Records (Pre-1908)
Statewide Circuit Court Records:
http://ccap.courts.state.wi.us/internetcourtaccess
Adams County
P.O. Box 219 Friendship, WI 53934-0219
(608) 339-4206
Ashland County Courthouse, Room 206 Ashland, WI 54806
(715) 682-7008
Barron County 330 E. LaSalle Ave. Barron, WI 54812
(715) 537-6210
Bayfield County
P.O. Box 813 Washburn, WI 54891-0813
(715) 373-6119
Brown County P.O. Box 23600 Green Bay, WI 54305-3600
(920) 448-4470
Buffalo County
P.O. Box 28 Alma, WI 54610-0028
(608) 685-6230
Burnett County 7410 County Rd. K, Box 103 Siren, WI 54872
(715) 349-2183
Calumet County 206 Court St. Chilton, WI 53014
(920) 849-2361
Chippewa County 711 N. Bridge Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
(715) 726-7994
Clark County
P.O. Box 384 Neillsville, WI 54456
(715) 743-5162
Columbia County
P.O. Box 133 Portage, WI 53901
(608) 742-2191
Crawford County 220 N. Beaumont Rd. Prairie du Chin, WI 53821
(608) 326-0219
Dane County
P.O. Box 1438 Madison, WI 53701-1438
(608) 266-4141 ONLINE: Dane County Property Records
http://216.56.2.131/lio/lis/date_update.idc
Dane County Real Estate
http://dc-web.co.dane.wi.us/dane/
Dodge County 127 E. Oak St.
Juneau, WI 53039-1391
(920) 386-4411
Door County
P.O. Box 670 Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235-0670
(920) 743-5511
Douglas County 1313 Belknap St. Superior, WI 54880
(715) 394-0350
Dunn County 800 Wilson Ave. Menomonie, WI 54751
(715) 232-1228
Eau Claire County
P.O. Box 718 Eau Claire, WI 54702-0718
(715) 839-4745
Florence County
P.O. Box 410 Florence, WI 54121-0410
(715) 528-4252
Fond du Lac County
P.O. Box 509 Fond du Lac, WI 54936-0509
(920) 929-3018
Forest County 200 E. Madison Crandon, WI 54520
(715) 478-3823
Grant County 130 W. Maple St., Box 391 Lancaster, WI 53813
(608) 723-2727
Green County County Courthouse 1016 16th Ave. Monroe, WI 53566
(608) 328-9439
Green Lake County P.O. Box 3188 Green Lake, WI 54941
(920) 294-4021
Iowa County Courthouse 222 N. Iowa St. Dodgeville, WI 53533
(608) 935-5628
Iron County 300 Taconite St. Hurley, WI 54534
(715) 561-2945
Jackson County 307 Main St. Black River Falls, WI 54615
(715) 284-0204
Jefferson County
P.O. Box 356 Jefferson, WI 53549
(920) 674-7235
Juneau County
P.O. Box 100 Mauston, WI 53948
(608) 847-9325
Kenosha County 1010 56th St. Kenosha, WI 53140
(414) 653-2444
Kewaunee County 613 Dodge St. Kewaunee, WI 54216
(920) 388-4410
La Crosse County 400 N. 4th St., Room 106 La Crosse, WI 54601
(608) 785-9644
Lafayette County
P.O. Box 40 Darlington, WI 53530
(608) 776-4832
Langlade County 800 Clermont St. Antigo, WI 54409-1985
(715) 627-6209
Lincoln County 1110 E. Main St. Merrill, WI 54452
(715) 536-0318
Manitowoc County
P.O. Box 421 Manitowoc, WI 54221-0421
(920) 683-4011
Marathon County 500 Forest St. Wausau, WI 54403-5568
(715) 847-5214
Marinette County 1926 Hall Ave. Marinette, WI 54143-1717
(715) 732-7553
Marquette County
P.O. Box 236 Montello, WI 53949
(608) 297-9132
Menominee County
P.O. Box 279 Keshena, WI 54135
(715) 799-3312
Milwaukee County 901 N. 9th St., Room 103 Milwaukee, WI 53233
(414) 278-4002 ONLINE: City of Milwaukee Municipal Court Records
www.court.ci.mil.wi.us/
Monroe County
P.O. Box 195 Sparta, WI 54656-0195
(608) 269-8716
Oconto County 301 Washington St., Courthouse Oconto, WI 54153
(920) 834-6807 Oneida County
P.O. Box 400 Rhinelander, WI 54501-0400
(715) 369-6150
Outagamie County 410 S. Walnut St. Appleton, WI 54911
(920) 832-5095
Ozaukee County
P.O. Box 994 Port Washington, WI 53074-0994
(414) 284-8260
Pepin County
P.O. Box 39 Durand, WI 54736
(715) 672-8856
Pierce County
P.O. Box 267 Ellsworth, WI 54011
(715) 273-3531
Polk County 100 Polk County Plaza, Suite 160 Balsam Lake, WI 54810
(715) 485-9226
Portage County 1516 Church St. Stevens Point, WI 54481
(715) 346-1428
Price County County Courthouse 126 Church St., Rm. 108 Phillips, WI 54555
(715) 339-2515
Racine County 730 Wisconisin Ave. Racine, WI 53403-0337
(414) 636-3208
Richland County
P.O. Box 337 Richland Center, WI 53581
(608) 647-3011
Rock County 51 S. Main St. Janesville, WI 53545
(608) 757-5656 ONLINE: Property
http://assessor.ci.janesville.wi.us/Government/Assessor/PropertySearch /query.asp
Rusk County 311 Miner Ave. Ladysmith, WI 54848
(715) 532-2139
Saint Croix County 1101 Carmichael Hudson, WI 54011
(715) 386-4600
Sauk County 505 Broadway Baraboo, WI 53913
(608) 356-5581
Sawyer County
P.O. Box 686 Hayward, WI 54843-0686
(715) 634-4867
Shawano County 311 N. Main St., Room 107 Shawano, WI 54166
(715) 524-2129
Sheboygan County 508 New York Ave. Sheboygan, WI 53081-4126
(920) 459-3023
Taylor County
P.O. Box 403 Medford, WI 54451-0403
(715) 748-1483
Trempealeau County
P.O. Box 67 Whitehall, WI 54773-0067
Vernon County
P.O. Box 46 Viroqua, WI 54665-0046
(608) 637-3568
Vilas County 330 Count St. Eagle River, WI 54521-0369
(715) 479-3660
Walworth County
P.O. Box 995 Elkhorn, WI 53121-0995
(414) 741-4233
Washburn County
P.O. Box 607 Shell Lake, WI 54871
(715) 468-7421
Washington County
P.O. Box 1986 West Bend, WI 53095-7986
(414) 335-4318
Waukesha County 1320 Pewaukee Rd. Waukesha, WI 53188
(414) 548-7588
Waupaca County
P.O. Box 307 Waupaca, WI 54981
(715) 258-6250
Waushara County
P.O. Box 339 Wautoma, WI 54982
(920) 787-4631
Winnebago County
P.O. Box 2808 Oshkosh, WI 54903
(920) 236-4800
Wood County
P.O. Box 8095 Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8095
(715) 421-8450
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