Wis. Stat. § 48.78

Confidentiality of records

Known as the The Children’s Code

The act spans §§ 48.01 to 48.999 (229 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case State v. Alan S. Johnson (2023)

Most recently applied in State v. Alan S. Johnson (May 2023)

1979 c. 34; 1981 c. 359; 1983 a. 471 s. 7; 1985 a. 29 s. 3202 (23); 1985 a. 176, 292, 332; 1987 a. 332; 1989 a. 31, 107, 336; 1991 a. 17, 39; 1993 a. 16, 92, 95, 218, 227, 377, …

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(1) DEFINITION. In this section, unless otherwise qualified, “agency” means the department, a county department, a licensed child welfare agency, or a licensed child care center.

(2) CONFIDENTIALITY; EXCEPTIONS.

(a) No agency may make available for inspection or disclose the contents of any record kept or information received about an individual who is or was in its care or legal custody, except as provided under sub.

(2m) or s. 48.371, 48.38 (5)

(b) or (d) or (5m) (d), 48.396 (3)

(bm) or (c) 1r., 48.432, 48.433, 48.48 (17) (bm), 48.57 (2m), 48.66 (6), 48.93, 48.981 (7), 250.22, 938.396 (2m)

Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.