Wisconsin Criminal History Wisconsin Criminal History

Home › Contact

Contact Us

Questions about official Wisconsin criminal records belong with the government custodian that maintains them. Wisconsin DOJ / CIB handles statewide criminal-history checks, while Wisconsin DOC maintains state custody and registry information. Circuit court files, arrest reports, bookings, and county jail records stay with local offices. The routes below identify the proper statewide system or connect readers with agencies in each of Wisconsin's 72 counties.

This Is Not a Government Office. Wisconsin Criminal History is privately operated. It cannot retrieve official records, conduct CIB checks, correct repository data, or accept a Wisconsin expungement filing. Those services must come from the authorized government custodian.

Need an Official Record?

Use the custodian that matches the Wisconsin record:

  • Criminal histories and Wisconsin rap sheets: contact the Wisconsin DOJ Crime Information Bureau
  • State custody or supervision status: use the Wisconsin DOC Offender Locator
  • Sex offender registry information: use the Wisconsin DOC Sex Offender Registry Program and official public registry
  • Wisconsin Circuit Court case files: review criminal court case records, then contact the clerk in the county of prosecution for official documents
  • Incident and police reports: ask the police department, sheriff, State Patrol, or other agency that created the report
  • Local bookings, jail rosters, and expungement filings: choose the responsible county through the county directory

For statewide record-check questions, contact the Wisconsin DOJ Crime Information Bureau Record Check Unit at 608-266-7314 or cibrecordcheck@doj.state.wi.us. Mail requests go to Crime Information Bureau, Attn: Record Check Unit, P.O. Box 2688, Madison, WI 53701-2688. Public pickup is available at the Risser Justice Center, 17 W. Main Street, Madison, WI 53703, during CIB's published service hours.