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Official Buffalo County criminal records come from the office that created or maintains each file. Sheriff records, jail material, and incident reports follow one route, while filed criminal cases and certified court copies follow another. State criminal history belongs with the Wisconsin Department of Justice. This private reference site cannot retrieve, amend, certify, or remove a government record. The contacts below identify the Buffalo County Sheriff and Clerk of Circuit Court counters in Alma, along with the statewide custodian for a Wisconsin criminal history response.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference site cannot pull official records, perform a government background check, correct or remove a record, or accept a Wisconsin expungement filing.

Need an Official Record?

Send the request to the custodian for the record type. Buffalo County offices may share the courthouse address at 407 South 2nd Street in Alma, but the Sheriff and Clerk maintain different files.

  • Court case files: contact the Buffalo County Clerk of Circuit Court or search Buffalo County criminal court cases
  • Criminal history and rap sheets: use the Wisconsin Department of Justice Crime Information Bureau and its Wisconsin Online Record Check System
  • Arrest, booking, jail, and sheriff reports: contact Buffalo County Sheriff
  • Official state background checks: order through the Wisconsin Department of Justice
  • City police reports: contact the police agency that created the report
  • Expungement and certified case copies: contact the Clerk of Circuit Court for the case

Buffalo County Sheriff: 407 South 2nd Street, Alma, WI 54610; mailing address P.O. Box 396, Alma, WI 54610; phone 608-685-4433; fax 608-685-3379. Call first to confirm counter hours and whether the office holds the requested record. The official records-request page is the online route for sheriff records.

Buffalo County Clerk of Circuit Court: second floor, 407 South 2nd Street, Alma, WI 54610; mailing address P.O. Box 68, Alma, WI 54610; phone 608-685-6212; fax 608-685-6211. Call ahead because current public counter hours were not confirmed in the research. Staff can pull an unscanned physical file for viewing and can provide routine forms and process information, but not legal advice.

For county administrative records outside the court and sheriff systems, use the Buffalo County Clerk's official channel. That office is distinct from the Clerk of Circuit Court and should not receive criminal case copy requests.