Public Records Request

Sheriff’s Department Records

Open records requests can be made at the Sheriff’s Department between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday, or by mailing them to:

Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Department

Attention: Records

36245 Main Street, PO Box 67

Whitehall, WI 54773-0067

Requestors should complete the Request for Records form available from this web site. Most requests will receive a reply within ten working days.

Typical requests include accident reports, incident reports, individual contact records, photographs, videotapes, audiotapes, CD’s and DVD’s. Records can be picked up at the Sheriff’s Department or mailed to the requestor.

Pre-payment and a self-addressed envelope are required for each request based on the following fees:

Accident/Incident Reports - $3.00 each

35 mm Photos - $1.00 each

Digital Photos - $1.00 per page

Video Tapes - $10.00 each

DVD’s - $10.00 each

CD’s - $10.00 each

Audio Cassettes - $10.00 each

Postage – 1^st Class Rate (if returned by mail)

Large requests - $.25 per page + hourly wage for copy time

(Requests involving multiple copies & resulting in more than one hour to copy requested information)

If you have any questions regarding Sheriff’s Department Records, please call (715) 538-2311, ext 357.

Wisconsin DOT Records

For Driver’s License records or Vehicle Registration records, you must complete a Vehicle/Driver Record Information Request form and mail it to:

Wisconsin DOT

Driver Records Files

PO Box 7918

Madison, WI 53707-7918

www.dot.state.wi.us/dmv/records.html

Wisconsin DOT has a fee schedule for their record checks. If you have any questions you can contact the Wisconsin DOT at (608) 266-2353.

Criminal History Checks

For Criminal History Records, you must complete a Criminal History Record Request form and mail to:

Crime Information Bureau

Record Check Unit

PO Box 2688

Madison, WI 53701-2688

www.doj.state.wi.us/dles/cib/

Wisconsin CIB has a fee schedule for their record checks. If you have any questions you can contact the Wisconsin CIB at (608) 266-5764.

Request Form

Typical requests include accident reports, incident reports, individual contact records, photographs, videotapes, and audiotapes. Records can be picked up at the Sheriff’s Department or mailed to the requestor. Pre-payment and a self-addressed envelope are required for each request based on the following fees:

Accident/incident report requests - $3.00
General Requests - $ .25 per page
Photos - $1.00 each
Video Tapes - $12.00 each
Audio Cassettes - $6.00 each
Postage – 1^st Class Rate (if returned by mail)
Large requests - $.25 per page + $23.75 for time
(Requests involving multiple copies & resulting in more than one hour to copy requested information)

If you have any questions regarding Sheriff’s Department Records,
please call (715) 538-2311, ext 357.