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GF-246A

Motion to Seal or Redact Information in the Court Record

Wisconsin · Wisconsin Court System · Effective October 16, 2025

This form is used to ask the court to keep certain documents or specific pieces of information from being public record. It asks the filer to list what needs to be sealed or what needs to be covered up (redacted).

The court describes it as: To request that the court seal or redact specific documents or information in the court record. Available in Spanish.

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Where this fits in a case

Motions

Stage: Motions

This form can be used for any type of case to request that certain parts of the court record be kept private or hidden from the public.

Either party may file.

Official instructions

How-to guides published by the court for this form.

Common questions

Who fills out this form?
The form asks for names of the Petitioner/Plaintiff and Respondent/Defendant, and it can be used by any party or interested person. If you are not a party or an attorney, you must describe your relationship to the case. Great care must be taken to cite laws that support the request. Great care must be taken to cite laws that support the request.
What is the difference between sealing and redacting?
The form has sections for requesting that entire documents be sealed, and another section for requesting that specific types of information within documents be redacted. You must use form GF-245 to provide the actual information to be redacted.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 10, 2026. The current version took effect October 16, 2025.

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