Records Requests

Request a Record

You can request a public record in many different ways:

  • Online

    Request a record online through our contact form:

    Request a Public Record

  • Email

  • Phone

    Call us at: 608-266-4075

    Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm

  • Fax

    Fax us at: 608-267-1117

  • Mail

    Mail your request to:

    211 S. Carroll St.
    Madison, WI, 53703

  • In-Person

    City-County Building
    210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 
    Follow signs to the ground floor

    Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm

Process

We review all public records requests. We may redact some information from your request. Learn more about redactions.

When your records are ready, our staff will contact you to ask how you would like the records and to collect payment.

We respond to more than 25,000 public records requests a year. Our wait times for public records requests average around 4-6 weeks. Video records take longer.

Fees

There are fees for some requests, depending on the format of the records and how long it takes staff to collect them.

Fee schedule

Restraining Orders

If you are seeking a restraining order, be aware that any documents you bring to court will be shared with all parties. You only need a case number to get a restraining order.

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