Wis. SCR 72.01 (2026)

SCR 72.01 (46m).

(47) Verbatim record of in-court proceedings. The verbatim record, created as authorized under SCR 71.01 (3): 10 years after the hearing. (48) Receipts. A receipt for money received by the clerk of circuit court or register in probate: 7 years after issuance. (49) Bank transactions. Deposit slips, bank statements and canceled checks: 7 years after transaction. (50) Trust account ledgers. Records of trust accounts maintained by a clerk of circuit court or register in probate: the retention period for case file from which the trust account emanates. (51) Certificates of payment. A certificate or voucher authorized for payment by the court: 7 years after filing. (52) Jury payroll. A record of jury fees paid: 7 years after filing. (53) Juror questionnaires. A form sent to determine eligibility of prospective jurors: 4 years after panel service. (54) Jury array. A list of qualified persons selected to serve as jurors: 4 years after panel service. (55) Record of jurors. A record of jurors summoned to serve on juries: 4 years after panel service. (56) (Repealed) (57) (Repealed) (58) Oaths of office. Oaths of office required to be filed with the clerk of circuit court by county officials: 7 years after expiration of term. (59) Register of officials. A listing of the names and terms of appointment for court commissioners, deputy sheriffs, notaries public and municipal judges: 2 years after expiration of term. (60) Naturalization records. Records of applications for U.S. citizenship and proceedings to grant U.S. citizenship: Transfer 322

custody to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. (61) Court records no longer created, utilized, or maintained. Records no longer created, utilized, or maintained by the court for legal purposes: 20 years after repeal, modification, supersession, or amendment. (62) Court records in book form. Court records kept in book form may contain various case and record types; depending upon the case and record type, one of the following shall be used to determine the longest minimum retention period as specified under this rule: (a) Beginning with the date of final entry for the most recently disposed case. (b) Beginning with the date of final entry for felony cases when maintained in books with other case types. (c) Beginning with the date of the 18th birthday of the youngest juvenile covered in the book when pertaining to proceedings commenced under chapter 48 of the statutes. (63) Inquest records. Records of an inquest under s. 979.08, stats., including testimony, evidence, written instructions and findings of probable cause or verdict: No retention; record is delivered to the coroner or medical examiner for safekeeping. (64) Incarcerated person records. Prisoner litigation correspondence, pleadings, and other documents kept until they are reviewed by a judge to determine if the action can be filed without the payment of filing fees and court costs: 5 years after date of submission.