Wisconsin’s Open Records Law of 1917 guarantees its locals the right to seek out, acquire, and use records held by government bodies, including arrest records, court case records, marriage and divorce certificates, and records of traffic infractions, and this privilege extends to the residents of Prairie du Sac. All significant facts about the many happenings of authorities, local courts, and local government are incorporated into these records, and are believed public unless officially redacted. These laws provide the people of America, and Prairie du Sac, the capability to study and understand their legal rights, the precedents that brought about those rights, and whenever those rights are infringed on, which in turn leads to a more free and transparent society for everyone.