St. Croix County, Wisconsin Public Records

Investigations closed

30

Back wages agreed

$225,206

Workers due back wages

338

Civil money penalties

$71,426

Employers on the record

30

The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 30 on the St. Croix County record; 15 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 5 more with smaller records are on the Wisconsin wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.

St. Croix County records, certificate coverage, and Hudson services

Identify the service within the Hudson government center

St. Croix County's Register of Deeds maintains recorded property and vital-statistics material. Its office is at 1101 Carmichael Road, Suite 1215, Hudson, with published hours Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays. Decide whether the visit concerns a recorded instrument, a certified vital copy, or historical index research. These services involve different identifying information and may have different access conditions. Have the document reference for land work, event details for a certificate, or the family names for genealogy. A government-center address alone does not identify the correct suite; the jail has a separately listed destination in the same complex. Register of Deeds contact and services.

Check which county can issue the particular vital record

The Register of Deeds says Wisconsin birth and marriage certificates may be obtained from any Wisconsin Register of Deeds office. Its death instructions distinguish St. Croix events before September 1, 2013, which must be obtained locally, from later deaths available through other registers. The divorce instructions similarly distinguish older St. Croix divorces before January 1, 2016, which go to the Clerk of Court, from later certificates available through the registers. Use the event type and date when choosing an office. The relevant date is the date of the event, not when a requester first searches for it. St. Croix vital-record coverage.

Keep the certificate charge separate from order handling

St. Croix lists $20 for the first vital-record copy and $3 for each additional copy of the same record in an order. The ordering instructions describe in-person, mail, and authorized online channels. Online orders can include provider and shipping charges beyond the county certificate charge. Choose how the record will be used and how it should be delivered before paying. An additional copy of the same certificate is not the same purchase as another event record. When requesting by mail, include the application, identification, payment, and return envelope described by the office so staff can process the order as a complete submission. Vital-record ordering methods.

Read processing and shipping as separate parts of fulfillment

The Register of Deeds tells in-person applicants to allow 15 to 20 minutes for processing and issuing copies. Its online-provider instructions state that orders received by 2 p.m. Central are processed and sent out the same day. Those statements describe office handling, not a universal guarantee that a mailed certificate will arrive the same day. Delivery depends on the selected shipping method and the completeness of the application. Ask about an event that may fall outside the office's issuance coverage before selecting a delivery service. Keep the order confirmation and chosen delivery option together when checking a delayed request. Source: sccwi.gov

Use the real-estate index for the actual instrument

The county's real-estate section separates searching tools from recording tools. Begin with its online index and image route when looking for a deed, mortgage, or other recorded instrument. Preserve the document number, party names, and recording information with the downloaded material. The same section provides recording requirements, forms, and the Wisconsin real-estate transfer form route for someone submitting a new document. A search for an existing instrument is distinct from preparing a new conveyance. If an index entry is unclear, ask the Register of Deeds about the document reference instead of treating a name match as proof of a particular property interest. St. Croix real-estate records.

Distinguish document recording from copying an image

The county fee schedule lists $30 to record an ordinary document regardless of page count, with separate prices for plat categories. This is not a first-page charge with an added amount for each later page. Copying uses another schedule: ordinary letter or legal copies cost $2 for the first page and $1 for each additional page, with $1 added to certify the document. Larger paper has a different copy formula. State the document type, page count, paper size, and certification need when asking for a quote. Recording tax or transfer charges should not be confused with the price of an already-recorded copy. Register of Deeds fee schedule.

Check whether a financing filing belongs in land records

The real-estate instructions distinguish UCC filings recorded against real estate from other UCC filings. The county directs non-real-estate filings to Wisconsin's Department of Financial Institutions. That distinction matters when a business-name search in the county land index produces no result: the desired filing may belong to a different filing office. Keep the debtor name, instrument description, and any existing filing reference with the inquiry. For a fixture-related document connected with real estate, compare the land-record reference with the property description. The county's recording checklist can identify the format requirements for a document being submitted rather than merely retrieved. Source: sccwi.gov

Prepare for the rules of historical index research

The Register of Deeds welcomes genealogy researchers to search vital indexes dating to the 1850s, subject to its application and identification requirements. The office tells researchers to sign in, use pencils, limit work to the approved family names, and obtain approval for additional names. Its rules also restrict equipment and personal items in the records area. Plan the names and event periods before visiting and ask the registrar about tools you hope to bring. The county points naturalization researchers toward the University of Wisconsin River Falls archives and also identifies Wisconsin Historical Society immigration resources. Those collections should be checked separately from county vital indexes. Genealogy access rules and archive referrals.

Ask for the divorce product the recipient needs

The county's vital-record service includes divorce certificates for the event periods it specifies, while the older local divorce route is the Clerk of Court. A requester who needs the full judgment or the terms of an order should identify that court document explicitly, rather than requesting only a vital certificate. Keep the parties' names, approximate event date, and case reference if available. Before paying a vital-record fee, ask the receiving institution whether a certificate meets its requirement. This distinction prevents a certificate order from being mistaken for a request for every document in the underlying court case. Source: sccwi.gov

Use the jail contact for custody and bond questions

St. Croix's jail page provides a separate contact at 1101 Carmichael Road, Suite G200, Hudson, and directs callers to 715-386-4752. It groups questions about custody, court appearances, bond, inmate calls, belongings, and fingerprints. Identify whether the inquiry concerns current custody, a bond procedure, an inmate service, or an existing agency record. A question about a hearing may require the relevant court reference as well as the person's name. The jail contact block does not supply a public records-counter schedule, and the continuous operation of a detention facility should not be substituted for one. St. Croix jail contact and service topics.