Wisconsin § 801.20 When documents may be filed as confidential.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 801.20 — When documents may be filed as confidential.

Wisconsin § 801.20

Ch. 801Civil procedure — commencement of action and venue

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Wis. Stat. § 801.20 (2026).

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20(1) (1) The director of state courts shall maintain a list of commonly-filed documents made confidential by statutes, court rules and case law, and shall make this list publicly available. Documents on the list may be submitted by a party without a motion or court order and will be automatically treated by the court as confidential.
20(2) (2) A filing party is responsible for properly identifying a document as confidential at the time it is filed. The court is not required to review documents to determine if the documents are confidential in nature.
[Note: 801.20 Note NOTE: Sup. Ct. Order No. 14-04 states: “ Comments to Wis. Stat. ss. 801.19, 801.20, and 801.21 are not adopted, but will be published and may be consulted for guidance in interpreting and applying the statute

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801.20(1) (1) The director of state courts shall maintain a list of commonly-filed documents made confidential by statutes, court rules and case law, and shall make this list publicly available. Documents on the list may be submitted by a party without a motion or court order and will be automatically treated by the court as confidential.
801.20(2) (2) A filing party is responsible for properly identifying a document as confidential at the time it is filed. The court is not required to review documents to determine if the documents are confidential in nature.
[Note: 801.20 Note NOTE: Sup. Ct. Order No. 14-04 states: “ Comments to Wis. Stat. ss. 801.19, 801.20, and 801.21 are not adopted, but will be published and may be consulted for guidance in interpreting and applying the statute.”]