Local Wisconsin Government Offices
Providing Services Related to Vital Records
Registers of Deeds
Milwaukee/West Allis City Vital Records Offices
County Clerks
Clerks of Court
Coroners/Medical Examiners
Registers of Deeds Listing
(PDF, 24 KB); Map
(PDF, 75 KB)
(April 2009) 
Registers of Deeds file and issue:
- Copies of birth and death records for events occurring in that county.
- Copies of birth and death records for Wisconsin events for persons residing
in that county at the time of the event.
- Copies of marriage records for marriages that occurred in that county.
Milwaukee and West Allis City Vital Records Offices
Listing
(PDF, 10 KB);
Map (PDF,
75 KB) (April 2009)
Milwaukee and West Allis City Vital Records Offices file and issue:
- Copies of birth and death records for events occurring in those cities.
County Clerks Listing
(PDF, 19 KB);
Map (PDF, 24 KB)
(April 2009)
- Issue marriage licenses for persons who marry in Wisconsin.
- Maintain public marriage applications for 10 years.
Note: See Reference Materials
(PDF, 13 KB)
for County Marriage License Fee information.
Clerks of Court Listing
(PDF, 22 KB);
Map (PDF,
30 KB)
(April 2009)
- File divorce/annulment certificates for divorces/annulments granted in the
county court.
- Issue copies of divorce decrees for divorces granted in the county court.
- File court orders affecting vital records (such as: amendments, legal name changes,
adoptions, and paternity adjudications.)
Coroners/Medical Examiners
Listing (PDF,
24
KB)
Map (PDF,
63 KB) (May 2009)
- Certify cause and manner of death on all injury and poisoning-related deaths and
in other cases as mandated by state law.
- Issue releases to cremate bodies.
- Issue permits to disinter remains.
Note: See Reference Materials
(PDF, 13 KB)
for County Coroner/Medical Examiner Fee information (for special services like
issuing cremation releases).
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Last Revised: May 06, 2009
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