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SCR 72.02

Procedure for disposal of court records

activein force · 2025-07-01 – presentact-effective-date

(1) A clerk of court, register in probate or other court records

custodian may destroy records in his or her custody after minimum

retention periods under SCR 72.01 have expired and after compliance

with SCR 72.04.

(2) Records defined as confidential by rule or statute shall be

destroyed in accordance with sub. (1) by burning, shredding or other

means that will obliterate the records.

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www.wicourts.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-23
Edition
2026-09-23
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