eFile/eCourts
Circuit court eFiling
Participating counties
Mandatory eFiling in the Wisconsin circuit courts is being phased in on a county-by-county and case-type-by-case-type basis. At present, attorneys and high-volume filing agents with cases in Wisconsin counties are required to eFile:
- civil (CV) and small claims (SC);
- family (FA) and paternity (PA);
- criminal (CR, CM, & CT), traffic (TR), and ordinance (FO); and
- formal (PR) and informal probate (IN) cases.
eFiling will continue to be voluntary for self-represented litigants. See Wis. Stats. § 801.18 for additional details about mandatory eFiling. The map featured here provides a summary of the current state of eFiling and a snapshot of which counties are slated to implement eFiling for additional case types. Click on a county on the map for a description of available eFiling case types.
- Mandatory eFiling. All counties have transitioned to mandatory eFiling for the previously listed case types. Counties that do not currently offer voluntary eFiling for any additional case types are shaded in green on the map.
- Voluntary eFiling of guardianship and commitment cases. Counties may offer voluntary eFiling for certain case types in addition to those listed above. Counties shaded in lavender on the map currently offer voluntary eFiling for guardianship and commitment cases.
- Voluntary eFiling of judgment and lien cases. Counties shaded in grey on the map currently offer voluntary eFiling for judgment and lien cases.
- Voluntary eFiling of guardianship, commitment, judgment, and lien cases. Counties shaded in blue on the map currently offer voluntary eFiling for guardianship and commitment cases, as well as judgment and lien cases.
The scope of mandatory eFiling will continue to expand, including more case types and class codes over time. While eFiling is not currently available for temporary restraining order and injunction cases, they will be added in the future as well.
A table showing the eFiling status in each county is available here.
Upcoming mandatory eFiling implementations
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