Ozaukee County, Wisconsin Public Records

Investigations closed

41

Back wages agreed

$860,188

Workers due back wages

361

Civil money penalties

$20,162

Employers on the record

37

The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 37 on the Ozaukee County record; 13 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 12 more with smaller records are on the Wisconsin wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.

Ozaukee County records: land evidence, certificates and court files

Match the land index to the period you need

Ozaukee's Register of Deeds offers separate approaches for occasional and repeated land research. Its published description places the grantor and grantee index back to 1894, with earlier indexing work continuing, and document images back to December 1, 1835. Those are different coverage statements: an image can exist without the same depth of searchable name indexing. Start with the owner or other recorded party, then retain the instrument or book reference for the document itself. Use an earlier deed's references to extend a chain of ownership. Ask the office about the appropriate index when a name search does not reach the period required. Real estate research coverage.

Choose a search service for the research task

The land-record office describes Tapestry EON for occasional searching and Laredo for professional users who search regularly. Access charges and subscriptions should be checked in the selected service before beginning a large search. The office also warns that its federal tax-lien index may not show the same information as the original federal filing. Obtain the actual lien document if the details determine your next step. Keep copies of releases and assignments with the original instrument so the search does not stop at an isolated index entry. A search result locates recorded evidence; it is not a conclusion about the current effect of every instrument. Source: ozaukeecounty.gov

Use land information alongside recorded instruments

The county's Land Information Office coordinates geographic and land-information work and provides the appropriate county route for mapping questions. A mapped parcel can help organize an inquiry, but the recorded deed remains a separate document with its own legal description and filing reference. Bring the parcel identifier, location and any deed reference when asking about a map or property record. Distinguish a mapping correction from a request to change a recorded instrument. The county identifies Land Information within the same courthouse setting as the Register of Deeds; that physical connection does not make the map and the deed interchangeable records. Land Information Office.

Order the vital record for its intended use

The Register of Deeds publishes birth, death, marriage and divorce certificate services. The listed certificate charge is $20 for the first copy and $3 for each additional copy ordered at the same time. Birth and marriage certificates may be obtained through any Wisconsin county under the statewide issuance description. Confirm eligibility and the record coverage for the particular event before ordering a death or divorce certificate. A divorce certificate and a court's divorce judgment are separate records; identify which one the receiving organization requires. Use the office application and identification instructions for the selected certificate instead of sending a general land-record copy request. Vital certificate products and prices.

Plan around the certificate counter and mail service

The courthouse office lists regular hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but vital-record service ends at 4:00 p.m. In-person certificates are described as available while the applicant waits. For online orders, the office states that orders received after 1:00 p.m. are mailed on the next business day. That mailing statement is not a delivery guarantee. Check the required identification and relationship documents before visiting or submitting an order. For a mailed application, use the published instructions and payment payable to Ozaukee County. The certificate service window should guide a visit even when other courthouse offices remain open later. Source: ozaukeecounty.gov

Use the court index to identify the case file

Wisconsin Circuit Court Access provides public case information, but Ozaukee's Clerk explains that confidential information is excluded and filed documents are not available through that public index. Try the party's first and last names when a broader search is unsuccessful, then record the case number before contacting the Clerk. The Justice Center has self-help computers for viewing available documents. Electronic filing is a different service from public case searching and has its own participation terms. When you need an order, judgment or other filed paper, request that document from the court file rather than treating the public docket display as a certified copy. Court information and document access.

Request court copies with the case number

The Clerk accepts court-record requests by phone, email, mail, fax or in person. Supplying a case number avoids the listed $14 name-search charge. Ordinary court copies are $1.25 per page, while probate copies are $1 per page. Certification is listed at $14 per document for general court records and $10 for probate records; other products such as exemplification have separate charges. Ask for a total based on the case type, pages, certification and delivery method. The office lists a $7 mailing charge. A precise request names the document and its filing date, rather than asking staff to choose every paper that might be useful. Court copy request schedule.

Separate court retention, confidentiality and other custodians

The Clerk's request instructions explain that retention and access rules can affect the records supplied. For an expunged case, the office describes acknowledgment for the defendant with identification, rather than ordinary public access. Naturalization records are directed to the Register of Deeds. Police reports and body-camera recordings are not Clerk of Court records and must be sought from the responding law-enforcement agency. Discovery inquiries are routed separately to the District Attorney. These distinctions help explain why a court case can appear in an index while the particular investigative record or older historical document must be requested elsewhere. Source: ozaukeecounty.gov

Send Sheriff reports to the open-records unit

For Sheriff records, the county publishes email, mail, fax and in-person request methods. Mailed requests go to the open-records unit at P.O. Box 245, Port Washington, Wisconsin 53074, rather than the court-copy mailing address. The listed records telephone is 262-284-8437. The Sheriff describes ordinary crash-report preparation as taking 5 to 10 working days, and digital-media requests as requiring at least 14 days. These are service estimates for particular products, not a single statutory deadline for every request. Identify the incident date, location and report number if known. Booking and jail questions use the jail's separate published number, 262-284-8446. Sheriff open-records instructions.