Who should be allowed to use Wisconsin circuit court access?

There has been an ongoing debate surrounding access to the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access, a website that allows anyone with a computer and to view court records. There are many concerns over how the website is being used, what is displayed on the website, who has access to the site, and if users should be required to create an account and be required to log in (which does not occur now). I do agree that there should be some changes to the site, however, I believe that open record access online (any of this information is available at the circuit court records) should remain available to everyone.

As a former employer I used the site on two separate occasions to check out employees who were not performing as expected. I would have used the site for a pre-employment check, however the home page of the website states that "It may be a violation of state law to discriminate against a job applicant because of an arrest or conviction record". If I would have used the site prior to hiring I would have saved myself a few headaches and as much as that would have made life easier for me, I have to stand by state law. Even though I know how to judge what I read, taking into consideration things such as the offense, severity, date, relevance to their job and of course if the charge was dismissed; not everyone else does.

The ability to have access to such information is a very helpful tool for employers to have, and as previously stated I believe access should remain public but not without changes. I would like to see that records of offenses that have been dismissed be removed from online access. I am not against registering for use of the site and stating purpose of use. To complete registration persons should be required to complete a responsible user survey. If intent is responsible, then there should be no issues with registration.