Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
DeForest is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, with about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the village and the county. The village keeps council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the DeForest offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 village office pages for DeForest, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Village or county, Village Clerk, Village Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Village or county record: where DeForest records are kept
- Kept by the Village of DeForest: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the village's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Dane County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not village records; they are in the Dane County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
DeForest Village Clerk: council records and ordinances
The Village Clerk keeps the official records of the village government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the village's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for DeForest.
- Website: deforestwi.gov/165/Clerks-Office (page title: Clerk's Office | DeForest, WI)
- Phone: 608-846-6751
- Address: 120 South Stevenson Street DeForest, WI 53532
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
DeForest Village Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the village's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The village's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: deforestwi.gov/142/Contact (page title: Contact | DeForest, WI)
- Phone: 608-846-6751
- Address: 120 South Stevenson Street DeForest, WI 53532
- Hours: Monday through Thursday 7:30 to 4:30 pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to DeForest
Wisconsin public records law applies to the village government of DeForest. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the Village Clerk for council and village records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Other cities and towns in Dane County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Dane County. The Dane County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official DeForest website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official DeForest offices listed above, and the village's own website is deforestwi.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find DeForest village board minutes and ordinances?
From the Village Clerk at deforestwi.gov/165/Clerks-Office, phone 608-846-6751. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for DeForest?
DeForest cases are heard by the courts that serve Dane County, and people arrested in DeForest are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Dane County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from DeForest?
From the office that holds it: the Village Clerk for council and village records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Wisconsin public records law applies to village governments.