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Official Columbia County records must be requested from the office that created or maintains them. Court files belong with the circuit clerk, sheriff reports go to the records unit, and statewide criminal histories come from Wisconsin DOJ. The routes below identify those public custodians. This private website cannot retrieve, change, or certify a government record.

This Is Not a Government Office. This privately operated resource cannot obtain or correct criminal records, conduct an official check, or receive an expungement filing. Contact the responsible public office directly.

Need an Official Record?

Use the Columbia County or Wisconsin custodian that matches the record:

  • Circuit case files: use the Columbia County court case lookup or call the Clerk of Circuit Court at 608-742-9625
  • Sheriff reports: contact the Sheriff's Records Unit at 608-742-4166, extension 2, or email openrecords@columbiacountywi.gov
  • Booking and jail status: use the official booking report, VINELink, or call the Columbia County Jail at 608-742-6476
  • State criminal histories: order through the Wisconsin DOJ Crime Information Bureau and its WORCS portal
  • City police reports: contact the city police department that created the report
  • Expungement filings: contact the circuit court that entered the judgment

The Sheriff's Records Unit is at the Law Enforcement Center, 711 East Cook Street, Portage, WI 53901, with mail addressed to P.O. Box 132. For court records, the Clerk of Circuit Court is at 400 DeWitt Street, P.O. Box 587, Portage, WI 53901, phone 608-742-9625.