2025 Statutes Index

Vocational student organizations, assist school boards, 115.28 (30)

Wis. educational opportunity program, 115.28 (23), 115.44

public lands and land commissioners PUBLIC LANDS AND LAND COMMISSIONERS

See State—21. Public Lands

public nuisances PUBLIC NUISANCES

See Nuisances

public officers and employees PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

See Cities—11. Officers and Employees; Counties—12. Officers and Employees; Schools, Public—9. Employees (Non-teacher); Schools, Public—13. Teachers; State—18. Officers and Employees; Towns—9. Officers and Employees; Villages—8. Officers and Employees

public printing PUBLIC PRINTING

Generally, Ch. 35

For detailed analysis, see State—11. Documents, Printing and Distribution

public records PUBLIC RECORDS

Access:

Generally, 19.35

Access times and locations, 19.34

Administration department private sector information received for processing, 16.975

Enforcement of law, 19.37

Information on, costs, 19.34

Limitations on and withholding, 19.36

Procedural information, notice, 19.34

Rights of data subject to challenge, 19.70

Adoption, records closed, exceptions, 48.433, 48.434, 48.93

Agricultural marketing boards, 96.20

Air resource allocation, open records, 285.25 (3)

Ambulance service providers, confidentiality, 256.15 (12)

Artificial insemination, closed, 46.03 (7) (bm), 891.40

Attorney general:

Case law summary, 19.77

Interpretation of law, 19.39

Bank examination reports, confidential, disclosure, 220.06

Birth certificates:

Copies of, 69.21

Disclosure of information from, 69.20

Boating accident reports, confidential, 30.67 (4)

Cancer, confidential, exceptions, 255.04

Child abuse or neglect:

Confidentiality, 48.981 (7)

Health care records, disclosure provision, 146.82 (2) (a) 11.

Children’s court records, access, 48.396

Children’s matters, limitations on discovery, 48.293

Child welfare agencies and providers, 48.78

Citizens utility board, 199.125

City:

Clerk, records open, 62.09 (11) (f)

Engineer, open records, 62.14 (7)

Manager:

Appointments, open records, 64.11 (7)

Recommendation for creation of depts., open records, 64.10 (1)

Statement of reasons for removal, open records, 64.09 (8)

Civil service, closed, exception, 230.13

Civil service records, 230.16 (11)

Commercial clamming, access, confidentiality, 29.537 (6), (9)

Computer programs and data, access and withholding, 19.36 (4)

Concealment, unlawful, 946.72

Contractors’ records, access, 19.36 (3)

Conveyances, 706.05

Correction instruments, 706.085

Copies:

Generally, 19.35

For state officers, free, 19.25

Sales tax exemption, 77.54 (32)

Solicitation of fee for providing, regulated, 100.313

County, see Counties—14. Records

County officers, open records, 59.20 (3)

County park commission, open records, 27.03 (3)

Court, see Circuit Courts—2. Clerks of Court; Courts

Custodian:

Copies, duty to make, 889.18 (3)

Who is, 19.33

Custody and delivery of, 19.21

Definitions, 19.32

Delivery to successor, public officers, 19.21, 19.22

Refusal, 19.24, 784.10

Destruction:

Generally, 19.35 (5)

Circuit court records, 59.40 (2)

City council, 19.21 (4)

County records, 59.52 (4)

Metropolitan sewerage commission records, 19.21 (8)

Registers of deeds, 59.43 (12)

Relief from, 891.43

Sheriff’s dockets, 59.27

Taped recordings of local public meetings, 19.21 (7)

Town board, 19.21 (4), 60.83

Unlawful, 946.72

Village board, 19.21 (4)

Divorce, impounding, 767.13

Divorce reports:

Copies of, 69.21