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Register of Deeds reports on Act 235 document-shielding process; land records staff complete GIS submission for grant
Summary
Sawyer County's register of deeds said staff are implementing Wisconsin Act 235 shielding procedures and have invested in software and training; land records staff reported completion of the state-required GIS data submission needed to qualify for a modernization grant.
The Sawyer County Register of Deeds told the committee the office is implementing procedures required by Wisconsin Act 235 to shield documents upon judicial request and has spent funds on software and staff training to support the new process.
The register said staff have attended multiple meetings and seminars, worked with a programmer and with county departments (land records, surveying, zoning, county clerk) to develop processes and a program that will shield requested documents. As of the meeting, the register said the county had not yet received any shielding requests.
Separately, land records staff reported they successfully submitted GIS data to the state in the required schema, a necessary step for a grant used to modernize land records.
Why it matters: Act 235 imposes new procedural steps for shielding records; the county has invested in software and staff time to comply. The GIS submission preserves eligibility for state modernization grants that support land-records systems.
What's next: Staff will continue to develop and refine the shielding workflow across departments and will report back as requests or implementation issues arise.
