Wisconsin Criminal Defamation Arrests (Madison Police Department)
| Multi Request | Wisconsin Criminal Defamation Arrests |
| Submitted | April 22, 2022 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Adam Steinbaugh
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Wisconsin Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any police reports or arrest records alleging a violation of Wis. Stat. § 942.01 ("defamation") or Wis. Stat. § 942.03. This request is limited to records after October 1, 2019.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Adam Steinbaugh
From: Madison Police Department
Your email request has been received and placed in our processing queue. Due to the volume of requests, the estimated processing time is as follows:
. Standard records request (reports/video/photos)- approximately 6-8 weeks
* Contacts, calls for service or background checks- 2 weeks.
You will be contacted when your request has been completed.
If you are requesting a crash report, these are maintained at the Department of Transportation. They can be contacted directly at https://app.wi.gov/crashreports or by calling (608) 266-8753 (and selecting option 3). For processing this request, you will need the DOT document number located in the upper right corner of the Driver Exchange of Information Form. This document number will begin with 9B or 01L. Crash reports are available from DOT approximately 2 weeks after the date of the crash.
If you need any further information, please visit our website at www.cityofmadison.com/police/services<http://www.cityofmadison.com/police/services> or call (608) 266-4075 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Thank you for contacting Madison Police Records.
From: Madison Police Department
Adam,
Was able to check today and there are no arrests for 942.03 or 942.01 in this date range. This request is completed and closed.
Legal: After a thorough search, I have determined no record exists in the Madison Police Department related to your request.“[T]he public records law does not require an authority to provide requested information if no record exists, or to simply answer questions about a topic of interest to the requester. “Journal Times, 2015 WI 56, ¶ 55 (citation omitted); see also State ex rel. Zinngrabe v. Sch. Dist. of Sevastopol, 146 Wis. 2d 629, 431 N.W.2d 734 (Ct. App. 1988). However, if no responsive record exists, the records custodian should inform the requester. Cf. State ex rel. Zinngrabe, 146 Wis. 2d 629.
Best,
Julie
Julie A. Laundrie
Madison Police Department
Public Records Custodian
jlaundrie@cityofmadison.com<mailto:jlaundrie@cityofmadison.com>
608-266-6068
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For more information on MPD Public Records request replies:
https://www.cityofmadison.com/police/documents/PublicRecordsRequests.pdf
GR10 window is now open normal hours M-F 8-4pm for public records requests and pick up. MPD Records is now charging the City determined fees for records: https://www.cityofmadison.com/police/documents/RecordFees.pdf
