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The primary reason that your first OWI is not shown on CCAP is because OWI firsts in Wisconsin are not criminal charges, but rather civil forfeitures that are handled on the municipal level. With that being said, your first OWI was probably handled in a municipal court, and that is why it is not showing up on CCAP as CCAP only shows cases that ...
Criminal cases that result in acquittal or dismissal (whether straight dismissal or dismissal with issuance of a citation) still remain on CCAP. Wisconsin's Supreme Court took up this issue a few years ago, and that's the current law. The only thing that will not show up on CCAP public searches is a criminal conviction that is subsequently ...
You're not prosecuted for life, but you were convicted of a crime. Unfortunately a criminal conviction won't simply fall off your record and will remain with you for life. Misdemeanors are generally removed from CCAP after 20 years. But again, removal from CCAP does NOT mean that the offense is no longer on your record.
If it says the address of the Circuit Court in West bend, then you know the matter is a Circuit Court matter and will, therefore, eventually appear on CCAP. If it tells you some other Court address, e.g., the Mid-Moraine Municipal Court in Germantown, then you know it will not be in Circuit Court and will, therefore, not appear on CCAP.
The first appearance in court by a defendant in a criminal case is called the initial appearance, where the defendant is given a copy of the criminal complaint, informed of the charge(s) he faces and the maximum penalties for that/those charge(s), and the issue of bail is addressed. After the initial appearance, the entry on CCAP will change.
In my experience, most judges take the position that they do not have the legal authority to seal cases from CCAP, but there are judges that will agree to do it in certain circumstances. You will need the assistance of an attorney to draft a formal motion if you would like to pursue this.
"Filed only" is the normal CCAP entry for cases recently filed, but not yet set for any court activity. Sometimes the lawyers filing them also make up their minds not to pursue it and end up allowing the case to eventually be dismissed for lack of prosecution, but in most cases, they later serve a warrant or a summons.
Only County and State tickets show up on CCAP (County Sheriffs, State Highway Patrol, etc). If you received a ticket from a municipality (City, Village, etc), then it won't show up on CCAP.
The suspect was arrested by the Madison Police Dept. I have a case # as well. He was tentatively charged with recklessly endangering safety, eluding, stalking and a parole violation. I have checking CCAP every other week to see what his actual charges are going to be. However, they are still not available.
However, you still should have no problem retaining an attorney now on a limited basis, with your bond documents, even if nothing shows up on CCAP. Charges issued by the police are frequently overruled by the DA, who can issue totally different charges if appropriate, or deny prosecution altogether, or refer you to a diversion program if your ...