Wisconsin § 44.09 - District attorney, county, local and court records.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 44.09 — District attorney, county, local and court records., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44.09. District attorney, county, local and court records.
44.09(1) (1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , the proper officer of any county, city, village, town, school district or other local governmental unit or a district attorney may offer, and the historical society may accept for preservation, title to such noncurrent records as in the historical society’s judgment are of permanent historical value and that are no longer needed for administrative purposes by the local governmental unit or district attorney. The proper officer of any court may offer, and the historical society may accept for preservation, on order of the judge of the court, title to such records as have been photographed or microphotographed in accordance with SCR chapter 72 , or that have been retained for the period of time provided in SCR chapter 72 , and that are deemed by the historical society to be of permanent historical value. 44.09(2) (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to patient health care records, as defined in s. 146.81 (4) , that are in the custody or control of a local health department, as defined in s. 250.01 (4) . 44.09 History History: Sup. Ct. Order, 136 Wis. 2d xi (1987); 1991 a. 39 , 185 , 226 , 315 ; 1993 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 252 .
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 44.09 ("District attorney, county, local and court records.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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