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Find the right office in Manitowoc County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services Vital Records Office sells certified death certificates by mail or through VitalChek. County Register of Deeds offices and the Milwaukee and West Allis health offices also issue them.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining public safety in the unincorporated areas of Manitowoc County. Notable divisions within the Sheriff's Office include the patrol division, which handles law enforcement duties, and the investigations division, which focuses on solving crimes and gathering evidence.
Police Departments. Manitowoc County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Manitowoc Police Department and the Two Rivers Police Department. Each agency has jurisdiction over its respective area, with the Sheriff's Office handling law enforcement in unincorporated regions and the city departments focusing on urban areas.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 1025 South 9th Street in Manitowoc, Wisconsin 54220, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Manitowoc County. Inmate information and jail roster searches are available through the Sheriff's Office website, where visitors can look up current inmates by name or booking number.
Criminal Records. Manitowoc County Clerk of Courts maintains court records, while the Sheriff's Office and local police departments manage arrest and incident reports.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Manitowoc County are maintained by Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office and the various municipal police departments within Manitowoc County.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Manitowoc County are taken and retained by Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office during the booking process. For a booking photo held by the Sheriff's Office, use its release-of-information request service and identify the particular image. Ask the records staff whether it can be provided and which copy format is available; the published photo fee schedule does not establish that every booking photo is posted online or released (Source: manitowoccountywi.gov; manitowoccountywi.gov).
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 27 mine sites inside the county: 6 past producers, now closed, 17 sites producing when the record was made, 1 processing plant, which is not a working, 3 sites with no status in the record; the old survey maps add 163 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Stone; crushed stone.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. Wisconsin has no coal AML program; the old lead and zinc workings are in the southwest counties.
Wisconsin abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 22 investigations in Manitowoc County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $97,003 in back wages agreed for 181 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Bay Mink Ranch, LLC | Mishicot | 1 | $61,027 | 34 |
| NSH Manitowoc LLC | Manitowoc | 1 | $13,723 | 33 |
| Manitowoc County | Manitowoc | 1 | $8,736 | 70 |
| Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry Co., Inc. | Manitowoc | 3 | $7,632 | 1 |
| G.S. Garrity Concrete Construction, Inc. | Reedsville | 1 | $4,795 | 18 |
| Derenz Transport LLC | Manitowoc | 1 | $3,264 | 5 |
| CMM of Indiana, LLC | Manitowoc | 1 | $2,511 | 9 |
| Womens Healthcare Associates, Ltd. | Manitowoc | 1 | $1,934 | 6 |
| Manitowoc, City of | Manitowoc | 1 | $1,011 | 6 |
| Abrar Autos, LLC | Manitowoc | 2 | $292 | 2 |
| Holst & Zuege LLC | Manitowoc | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Holiday House of Manitowoc Inc. | Two Rivers | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Chizek Transport Inc. | Newton | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Wilfert Farms, LLC | Two Rivers | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| St. Mary's Home for the Aged, Inc. | Manitowoc | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Rianbow House | Manitowoc | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Heresite Protective Coatings LLC | Manitowoc | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Manitowoc Ice Company | Manitowoc | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Blizzard Blvd. LLC | Two Rivers | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| B & B Metals Processing, Inc. | Newton | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Corporate GUARDIANS, INC. | Two Rivers | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer on the Manitowoc County record, by back wages agreed; 6 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Wisconsin wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
At the Manitowoc County Courthouse, a land document, a circuit case and a probate inquiry have different starting points. The Register of Deeds is in Room 107, the Clerk of Circuit Court is in Room 105, and the Register in Probate is in B-11, all at 1010 South 8th Street, Manitowoc, WI 54220. Keep the department name with the address when planning a visit or mailing a request. A shared courthouse location does not mean the offices maintain one combined index or can certify each other's documents.
The real-estate recording instructions state that documents are recorded from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Register of Deeds contact lists a later general closing time on some days, so distinguish recording intake from other office service. If you are submitting a deed, the county instructions say the printed electronic real-estate transfer return receipt must accompany the original document. Save and print that receipt before leaving the return system. For a research visit, bring an instrument reference or the parties and date; submitting a new document and retrieving an existing one are separate transactions.
The land-record custodian (manitowoccountywi.gov) is the Register of Deeds. Begin with the document reference or the names of the parties to the transaction, and compare the legal description on the image with the parcel you intend to research. Ask for every page of the instrument, including any attached exhibit that forms part of it. A reference to another document may require a separate retrieval rather than appearing as an attachment. If a certified copy is needed, tell staff which complete instrument is to be certified and request a quotation for that product. A recording charge concerns filing a document and should not be used as a copy price.
The Register of Deeds vital-record instructions describe counter, mail and VitalChek ordering. They accept the stated photo identification or the listed alternative of three pieces of mail bearing the applicant's name and current address. Personal checks are excluded by the local instructions. For a mailed request, use the appropriate application and include the identification copy, payment and any supporting authorization the form requires. The county describes prompt issuance for available records, but a delivery estimate still depends on the selected channel and a complete application. Retain the order details so a follow-up can identify the original submission.
The county-linked birth application, death application and marriage application each list $20 for the first copy and $3 for an additional copy of the same record issued at the same time. Those forms distinguish a certified copy from an uncertified research copy and identify who may request each product. Read the relationship and purpose choices on the relevant form before selecting a category. A fee payment does not replace the application's eligibility or identification requirements. If the recipient needs proof of a legal event, confirm which certificate type the recipient accepts before ordering.
Manitowoc's online-order instructions (manitowoccountywi.gov) identify an additional $10 VitalChek service fee and an optional overnight delivery method. They say online orders received by 2 p.m. are mailed the same day, while the mail route describes issuing and returning available records on the day received. These statements describe office handling, not a promised delivery date or a uniform statewide turnaround. Check the application, identity documents and delivery choice together. A credit-card checkout total may include more than the certificate itself, and paying for a delivery method does not resolve an incomplete record request.
The court official directory identifies records clerks separately from other court staff. Supply the case number, parties and the date or title of the document sought. For a divorce, distinguish a certified court decree from a vital-record certificate or statistical record. Ask the clerk which copy procedure applies to the actual court filing and whether a closed file must be retrieved from another location. An online case summary can help identify a docket, but it may not display every filed paper or attachment. Keep the court reference with any copy received so later questions can be directed to the same case.
The Register in Probate contact (manitowoccountywi.gov) asks visitors to call ahead because staff may be away from the office. The published number is 920-683-4016. The department identifies probate, guardianship, adoption and civil-commitment functions; the availability of a specific file depends on its record category. Describe the document or proceeding rather than requesting an undefined family background file. If you know an estate case number, provide it with the decedent's name. For material that is not open to general inspection, ask the office what access procedure applies instead of assuming the courthouse location makes every paper public.
The Sheriff's release-of-information service provides a form and an online upload for incident-report and agency-record inquiries. The Sheriff FAQ separates that route from crash-report access and custody-status information. Identify the incident date, location, report number and specific item requested, including a photograph if that is the record you need. The published Sheriff fee schedule lists different photo-copy formats and directs callers to 920-683-4334 for a photo quotation. Ask whether the requested image can be provided and in which format; a website listing should not be treated as a guarantee that every booking image is available.
The Manitowoc County Jail contact is at 1025 South 9th Street, Manitowoc, WI 54220, with telephone 920-683-4200. Its published weekday office window is 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., while visits and other jail services have separate instructions. The Sheriff's office contact uses the same address. A custody-status result concerns detention at a particular time; an incident report and a final court disposition are different records. Use the jail contact for the custody question, Sheriff records for an agency-held document and the court clerk for the filed order, retaining the identifying reference from each response.
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Recorded land documents and vital certificates.
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Circuit case records and filed orders.
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Probate and related court-record inquiries subject to the applicable access rules.
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Sheriff agency reports, custody inquiries and records-request routing.
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Straight answers
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Manitowoc County Sheriff or a city police department in Manitowoc County. Ask that agency for its record.
The Wisconsin criminal history record comes from the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Crime Information Bureau. Anyone may pay a fee and request adult criminal history record information by name online through the Wisconsin Online Record Check System (WORCS).
Search the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Sex Offender Registry, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the municipal clerk (city, village or town clerk) or through the Wisconsin Elections Commission. You can also register online with the state online registration. Online and mail registration closes 20 days before the election; you can register in person at the municipal clerk's office until the Friday before the election at 5:00 p.m. or close of business, and at the polls on Election Day with a proof of residence document.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Manitowoc County are kept by the Manitowoc County register of deeds. Property values are set by the municipal assessor, and tax bills come from the town, village or city treasurer. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Wisconsin come from the Wisconsin Vital Records Office, Department of Health Services. Birth, marriage, death and divorce records are also available through Wisconsin county Register of Deeds offices, and birth and death records through the Milwaukee City Health Office and the Southwest Suburban Health Department (Cities of West Allis and Greenfield). By U.S. mail to PO Box 309, Madison, WI 53701, or online or by phone through VitalChek at 877-885-2981. Fee: $20 for the first copy of each record and $3 for each additional copy of the same record.
Business entity filings are searched with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions.
The real-estate instructions set recording intake at 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Use that service window rather than assuming the later general office closing time applies.
The county submission instructions call for the printed electronic return receipt with the original deed. Save the receipt before exiting the return system.
The county-linked birth form, death form and marriage form list $20 for the first copy and $3 for an additional copy of the same record issued at the same time.
No. The local ordering instructions identify the $10 VitalChek service charge as additional, with delivery choices handled separately.
Yes. The Register in Probate specifically asks visitors to call ahead because staff may be away from the counter.
Use the Clerk of Circuit Court records contacts and identify the case and signed document. A vital certificate is a separate product from the filed decree.
The release-of-information service supplies the request form and upload. Give the agency report reference and describe the item you want.
The photo fee schedule describes copy formats and quotation contacts. Ask the records service whether the particular image is available and what format can be supplied.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.