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CV-434

Order to Sheriff for Firearms Record Check / Response of Sheriff

Wisconsin · Wisconsin Court System · Effective February 2, 2017

This form is used to ask the local sheriff to check records to see if a person is legally allowed to keep firearms. It also provides a section for the sheriff to fill out their findings.

The court describes it as: To require the local sheriff to conduct a record check to determine whether the person who is seeking return of firearms is otherwise prohibited from possessing a firearm and to provide a response form for the sheriff.

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Where this fits in a case

Respond

Stage: Respond

This form is used when a person has asked the court to return firearms that were previously ordered surrendered by a court order.

Either party may file.

Official instructions

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

Common questions

What is this form for?
This form asks the court to order the local sheriff to check records to see if a person is prohibited from owning a firearm.
Who fills out the response part?
The sheriff fills out the bottom portion of this order after conducting the required records checks.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 10, 2026. The current version took effect February 2, 2017.

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