Wisconsin state laws determine that records documenting public activities such as court papers, police arrest records, marriage licenses, traffic transgressions and more are open and offered to the populace, largely as a result of the Wisconsin Open Records Law, which commemorated its centennial anniversary in 2017. All crucial facts about the many happenings of law enforcement officials, city and county courts, and local government are incorporated into these records, and generally are deemed public unless formally redacted. These laws and regulations provide the people of America, and Abbotsford, the power to examine and understand their rights, the precedents that brought about those rights, and when those rights are infringed on, which in turn results in a more free and open society for all.