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Official Vernon County criminal-record questions belong with the government office that made or keeps the file. The contacts below route court documents to the circuit clerk, sheriff reports and booking material to VCSO Records, present custody questions to the detention center, and statewide history requests to Wisconsin DOJ.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference resource cannot retrieve official files, perform an authorized check, change a record, or receive an expungement filing. Contact the responsible government custodian for those services.

Need an Official Record?

Use the following custodians for the records most often requested in Vernon County:

  • Court case files: see criminal court case records, or contact the clerk of the court that heard the case
  • Criminal histories and rap sheets: contact the Wisconsin DOJ Crime Information Bureau
  • Arrest, booking, and sheriff reports: contact Vernon County Sheriff's Office Records
  • Official Wisconsin checks: order through the Wisconsin Online Record Check System or CIB mail process
  • Police reports and incident records: contact the agency that wrote the report
  • Expungement and record sealing: file with the court that heard the case

For sheriff-created records, contact Vernon County Sheriff's Office Records, 1320 Bad Axe Court, Viroqua, WI 54665, 608-638-5710, or vcsorecords@vernoncountywi.gov. The lobby accepts walk-ins on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except holidays. Current local custody questions go to the Vernon County Detention Center at the same address, 608-638-5780.

For filed circuit cases and certified documents, contact Clerk Sheila Olson at Vernon County Courthouse, 400 Courthouse Square, Suite 115, Viroqua, WI 54665; 608-637-5340; Sheila.Olson@wicourts.gov. The public counter is open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.