Sauk County, Wisconsin Public Records

Investigations closed

59

Back wages agreed

$1,020,084

Workers due back wages

970

Civil money penalties

$167,787

Employers on the record

50

The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 50 on the Sauk County record; 23 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 25 more with smaller records are on the Wisconsin wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.

Sauk County land, certificate and court-record research

Use the West Square office for land and vital records

Sauk County Register of Deeds handles land-record and vital-record services from Room 122 of the West Square Building, 505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI 53913. The office lists 608-355-3288 for contact and states that it does not perform real estate searches for customers. Prepare the names, legal description and recording reference you already have before asking about a copy. A document request can identify a deed or mortgage precisely; a request to determine every interest affecting a parcel asks a different question. Keep the index entry with the document so another reader can trace where it came from. Register of Deeds contact.

The Register publishes Monday to Friday hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., including the noon lunch hour. Its vital-record instructions require photo identification in person and a copy of identification for mailed orders. In-person payment options include cash, check and card, with a $2 card fee; mailed orders use a check or money order. Decide whether the trip is for land research or a certificate, since the supporting information differs. Read the relevant application before sending identity documents or payment, and use the office-specific address rather than a general county mailing label. Register office and ordering instructions.

Separate scanned index research from LandShark searches

The Register describes scanned grantor and grantee index books from the mid-1800s through late 1986. It directs index research after 1986 to LandShark. That dividing point concerns the form of the index, not a guarantee that a particular document is displayed online. When a deed refers to an older conveyance, follow the historical index and preserve its book and page reference. Search the names actually used in the transaction, including earlier names where relevant. A modern parcel account can help orient the search but should not replace the recorded legal description. Source: co.sauk.wi.us.

Sauk County also offers a free Land Notification service that sends an email when a recorded document meets the criteria chosen by the user. Treat a notification as a prompt to examine a recording. Compare the parties and property description and request the underlying document when needed. A matching name alone does not establish that an instrument concerns your parcel, and a notification is not a legal determination about the recording. Keep the notification criteria and the recorded reference with your research notes so future checks can distinguish the alert from the document that triggered it. Source: co.sauk.wi.us.

Compare recording, ordinary copies and certification correctly

The Register's fee schedule prices ordinary real estate recording at $30 per document regardless of page count. Plats and condominium plats are listed at $50, and termination of joint property at $30. The ordinary recording price is therefore a document charge, not a first-page price with an implied additional-page charge. A submitted document may involve a different listed product, so identify it before sending payment. Include return instructions with the submission and preserve the recording receipt. The receipt and recorded reference provide a stronger starting point for a later copy inquiry than an approximate filing date alone. Recording and copy fees.

Ordinary real estate copies are $2 for the first page and $1 for each additional page, with $1 separately listed for certification. Plat copies use $6 for the first page and $3 for additional pages; condominium plat copies use $4 and $2. Tell the office which record and format are required so a plat is not priced as an ordinary deed. Ask for the total for a certified document of the actual length. A certification component is not a universal complete copy price, and a new recording fee should not be substituted for the price of an existing record. Source: co.sauk.wi.us.

Match the vital event and date to the available certificate

The Register states that Wisconsin birth and marriage certificates dated October 1, 1907, onward can be obtained from any county in the state. For deaths, the statewide county-access date is September 1, 2013; earlier death records are issued by the county of occurrence or residence. Identify the event date and place before choosing a request route. These are availability rules for particular certificate types, not a statement that all historical records are open to every requester. Check the application and identification requirements for the certificate you need and distinguish research information from a certified copy. Vital-record coverage.

The same instructions distinguish a divorce certificate from the judgment or decree. Wisconsin divorce certificates from 2016 onward can be obtained through county offices, while older certificates are directed to State Vital Records; the actual judgment or decree belongs with the Clerk of Courts. Ask the organization requesting proof what document it needs before ordering. A certificate of the event and the court order are not interchangeable descriptions. Retain the case number if the purpose requires the order's terms, and give the Clerk the document title rather than asking simply for a divorce record. Source: co.sauk.wi.us.

Request the filed court document from the Historic Courthouse

The Clerk of Courts maintains filed documents, court proceedings and case-related financial records. Its office-specific contact panel places it on the second floor of the Historic Courthouse, 510 Broadway Street, Baraboo, WI 53913, telephone 608-355-3287. Published hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed most holidays. Use those details for a case-copy inquiry instead of the West Square Register of Deeds address. Supply the case number, parties and requested filing. A court calendar or docket entry may identify an event without reproducing the signed order you need. Clerk of Courts records and location.

The Clerk's materials cover local court rules, small claims, traffic matters, jury information, name changes and family-case forms. A blank form helps someone prepare a filing; it is not a copy of a document already filed in a specific case. When researching a case, ask for the existing pleading, order, judgment or other identified record. When paying a case-related obligation, retain the case reference and receipt separately from the case documents. Explain any certification requirement before ordering so the office can identify the appropriate service and charge for the requested record. Source: co.sauk.wi.us.

Read the parcel record alongside the municipal assessment

Sauk County Land Information/GIS supplies Tax Parcel iSite, a tax parcel finder, survey and zoning tools, imagery and a public data repository. Those applications organize different kinds of geographic information. A parcel search can identify an account or map location; a survey or recorded deed serves a different purpose. Save the parcel identifier and identify the layer or record that supplied the information. When a boundary or ownership question arises, compare the displayed information with the underlying recorded instrument and ask which source record should be examined. A visual map match should not become an unsupported ownership conclusion. County land-information tools.

The Treasurer explains that town, village and city assessors establish assessments, while county offices receive the assessment information and maintain tax and property records. The Treasurer handles county collection and delinquent taxes, and its current payment instructions distinguish local first-installment payments from county second-installment and delinquent payments. Identify both the municipality and tax year when asking about a record. The county Treasurer is in West Square Room 148, 505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI 53913, telephone 608-355-3275, with Monday to Friday hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. State whether the question is valuation, billing or payment. Assessment and Treasury responsibilities.

Choose the Sheriff request form or County Clerk records route

Sheriff records requests can be delivered or mailed to the Law Enforcement Center at 1300 Lange Court, Baraboo, WI 53913, or faxed to 608-355-3298. The department asks requesters seeking reports about a juvenile to state their relationship and says to allow up to 10 business days for processing. That is the department's published processing guidance, not a universal statutory deadline for every county record. Identify the report, date and incident reference, and consult the form for charges. A Sheriff report request remains separate from a Clerk of Courts request for the disposition of a case. Sheriff records-request instructions.

The Sheriff contact listing separates the jail at 608-355-3210, Huber Center at 608-355-3264 and civil process at 608-355-3478. For county board, election and marriage-license matters, the County Clerk instead lists Room 144, West Square Building, 505 Broadway, Baraboo, WI 53913, telephone 608-355-3286. Its resources include election results, cast vote records, board proceedings and a public-records request route. Specify the election or meeting and the existing document needed. Distinguish a license application, a recorded marriage certificate, a board proceeding and a court order even though each may be casually described as a county record. County Clerk services and contact.