Kenosha County, Wisconsin Public Records

Investigations closed

92

Back wages agreed

$927,851

Workers due back wages

851

Civil money penalties

$9,067

Employers on the record

79

The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 79 on the Kenosha County record; 21 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 54 more with smaller records are on the Wisconsin wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.

Kenosha service cutoffs, statewide certificate coverage and historic property evidence

Choose a service time rather than the building closing time

Kenosha's Register of Deeds office notice lists different processing windows. Real-estate recording ends at 4:30 p.m.; mail and in-person vital applications are processed until 4:45 p.m.; online vital orders are processed until 3:30 p.m. Items arriving later move to the next business day. The Bristol satellite also closes from noon to 1 p.m. Identify the transaction before choosing a visit time, and ask whether a planned service is available at that location. A building open until 5 p.m. does not mean every certificate or recording transaction can still be completed that afternoon.

Match the vital event to its statewide issuance date

The Kenosha vital-record service distinguishes local holdings from statewide issuance. Statewide births and marriages begin October 1, 1907; statewide deaths begin September 1, 2013; divorce and tribal marriage or divorce issuance begins January 1, 2016. Earlier events may require the office with the local record or the state office. The local fee is $20 for the first copy and $3 for an additional same-record copy ordered together. For mailed requests, include acceptable identification, the application, a money order and a self-addressed stamped envelope. The local instructions say personal checks are not accepted.

Prepare an account for an online land-document purchase

The county's LandShark access instructions say real-estate copies can be purchased through the linked system and require the user to create an individual username and password. A credit card is required for the charges. Identify the document before buying the image and confirm whether the recipient needs an ordinary copy or a clerk-certified paper. An online image is a retrieval product, while recording a deed is a separate submission. If the search does not identify the expected instrument, carry the parties, approximate date and any reference from another document to the Register for a focused inquiry.

Use the recorded-document schedule for copies and filing

The Kenosha recording schedule lists $30 for ordinary deeds, mortgages and other specified instruments. It prices an ordinary recorded-document copy at $2 for the first page and $1 for each additional page, with a $1 certification fee. Plats have their own charges. The schedule also distinguishes recorded documents returned to the sender from filed documents and plats that are retained. When mailing a transaction, describe the document type and include return instructions where appropriate. A real-estate search fee is separate from the copy charge, so an office search without a document reference can cost more than a known-document order.

Ask Land Information about the tax roll and parcel mapping

The Land Information Office interprets recorded legal descriptions and updates the real-estate roll used for assessment notices and tax bills. It also maintains filed surveys and supplies parcel-division information for computerized mapping. Those tasks explain why a recorded conveyance, a tax-account display and a map update are related records produced through different steps. If the question concerns a changed parcel description or a missing split, identify the recorded document and the affected account. If it concerns the legal conveyance itself, obtain the instrument from the Register instead of asking a map to establish ownership rights.

Use the Parkside collection for older assessment evidence

The University of Wisconsin-Parkside land-record guide identifies Kenosha city assessment and tax rolls from 1850 to 1869 and the county Treasurer's tax-roll series from 1856 to 1980. The description explains that later coverage is often every fifth year rather than an uninterrupted annual run. A property description is needed to locate the assessment. These records can supply valuation, tax and payment evidence for a historical ownership study. They should be compared with recorded deeds and local maps, since the person listed for taxation and the legal history of a parcel are related but distinct lines of evidence.

Move from a public case reference to the court's copy service

The Kenosha Clerk of Circuit Court manages the county's circuit-court records at 912 56th Street and lists 262-653-2664 for contact. Carry the case number and the exact order or filing requested, and say whether inspection, an ordinary copy or certification is needed. Court material is held separately from the Register's vital certificates. In particular, a divorce certificate records the vital event, while the decree and related orders document what the court decided. A request for one does not automatically obtain the other, even when the names and event date match.

Distinguish WCCA information from courthouse document access

The Wisconsin court technology office describes statewide public case information through Wisconsin Circuit Court Access and broader courthouse access to public documents for cases in the county. Use the remote entry to identify the case and its status, then ask about the underlying document if the requested information is absent. Restricted records do not become public merely because related case information can be found. For an official copy, work with the clerk holding the file and identify the receiving organization's requirements. A printed public search result is not automatically an authenticated copy of the judgment.