Public Records Request
Audio (telephone or radio) recordings or printed records may be obtained from Public Safety Communications – Support Services Division. When making a request, please be as specific as possible by including the case number, (if available), names, dates, times, locations, etc.
Requests May be Made
- By submitting the Records Request Form online,
- By completing the Fillable/Printable Form which can be mailed, or brought in-person,
- In Person.
Please do not e-mail requests. Electronic request of records should be submitted by using the online submission option.
Completed records requests will be mailed to the requestor, or may be picked up in person at the department’s office. Audio files may be emailed. We do not prepare transcripts of audio recordings.
| Mailing address: |
Dane County Public Safety Communications
Records Custodian
Room 325 City-County Bldg.
210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Madison, WI 53703
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| Telephone: |
(608) 267-3911 |
| In Person: |
Room 325
Third Floor, City-County Building
210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Madison
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Records Fees
Per WI State statute 19.53(3)(a) to cover the cost of staff time and materials in preparing records
request responses, the following fees apply.
Requests in excess of $5.00 may require prepayment.
Fees may be paid by check, made out to Dane County Public Safety Communications. A notice of the exact fee amount will be provided upon request.
| Record |
Fee |
| CAD or other printed records |
$.25 per single-sided page
$.40 for double-sided page |
| Standard Audio Recording (Telephone or Radio) |
$15.00 each |
| Records stored at other locations and/or complex records |
Cost will be the actual cost associated with retrieval and processing, if the cost exceeds $50.00 |
Business hours are 7:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
Requests will be fulfilled as soon as practicable and without delay based on the order in which they were
received. Under Wisconsin law, a request for access to a public record may not be refused because the person
making the request is unwilling to be identified.
Note - Audio records are normally available for 120 days from the date of the incident. Requesting an audio record does not preserve the information longer.
Questions or Comments?
If you have a question or comment regarding record requests, feel free to submit it below!