Wisconsin’s Open Records Law of 1917 ensures its locals the right to search for, get, and use records held by authorities, including arrest records, court case records, marriage and divorce licenses, and records of traffic infractions, and this right extends to the people of Cazenovia. All essential info on the multitude of happenings of authorities, city courts, and local government are found in these records, and are deemed public unless formally redacted. These laws and regulations provide the people of America, and Cazenovia, the ability to research and understand their legal rights, the precedents that resulted in those rights, and whenever those rights are infringed on, which in turn creates a more free and transparent society for everyone.