Purpose: An eCourts account can be created to electronically file small claims cases as a filing agent on behalf of a business or corporation. Although your account should be registered under your name, you can list the business you represent as the plaintiff or defendant when filing your case. To create a filing agent eCourts account, complete the steps in the article below.
Applicable Users: Filing agents
- Visit the eFiling website: http://efiling.wicourts.gov.
- Select the Create an account link.
- Select the Filing agent user type and the [Next] button.
- Complete the required fields (shown in bold). When finished, select the [Next] button.
Note: When your name is printed on court forms, it will print exactly as you entered the first, last, and middle name/initial. - Enter an email address or mobile phone number where account information can be sent should you need to recover your user name or password and no longer have access to your primary email address. To proceed, select the [Next] button.
- Enter your primary mailing address and phone number. When finished, select the [Next] button.
- To enable independent account recovery in the future, you must select and answer three security questions. The system will ask these questions if you forget your log in credentials. Choose three security questions from the available list and select the [Next] button.
- Provide answers to the selected security questions. These responses are not case-sensitive. To complete the eCourts account setup, select the [Create account] button.
- Upon successful completion of account creation, the eCourts system will send a confirmation email to the email address entered during the registration process. This email will contain your user name and PIN. Save or record the PIN for future use.
- To activate your eCourts account, either:
- Select the eCourts link provided in the New user registration email.
- Or, if the confirmation page is still open from the registration process, you can select the activate your account link on that page instead.
- Select the eCourts link provided in the New user registration email.
- Enter your User name and Password, then select [Log in].
- Enter the PIN provided in the confirmation email, and select the [Continue] button.
- A confirmation page will display indicating that your eCourts account has been activated. You are now ready to use the eFiling system.
Support
Contact the eFile support center if you have further questions. Staff are available Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except for court holidays.
Phone: 1-800-462-8843
Online support form and chat: https://www.wicourts.gov/ecourts/efilesupportform.htm
Email: efilesupport@wicourts.gov
Wisconsin Court Systems (Updated: )