Reviewed and updated October 11, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
East Moline, Illinois, in Rock Island County, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in East Moline is a court case in the Circuit Court of Rock Island County, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Illinois Secretary of State. This guide says which court takes the ticket, who writes them and where the driving record lives.
This guide covers where tickets go, who writes them, the driving record and common questions.
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Where a Ticket Written in East Moline Goes
A traffic ticket written in East Moline is answered in the Circuit Court of Rock Island County. The ticket itself is a court case, and the court's index is the record of it.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at rockislandcountyil.gov/189/Circuit-Clerk (page title: Circuit Clerk | Rock Island County, IL), phone 309-558-3538, 1317 Third Ave, Rock Island, IL 61201, Monday through Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 2026.
Illinois has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Writes the Tickets in East Moline
The Rock Island County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for East Moline (filed by the FBI as East Moline Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around East Moline.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Rock Island County: Black Hawk College at Moline (campus police).
The Driving Record and the Illinois Secretary of State
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Illinois Secretary of State, which adds each conviction the court reports and handles suspensions; the court does not issue driving records.
Paying a ticket is a conviction, reported to the Illinois Secretary of State like any other; contesting it means a plea of not guilty entered with the court by the date on the ticket.
A DUI is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before the Secretary of State (see East Moline DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from East Moline?
With the Circuit Court of Rock Island County, whose page SearchSystems verified is at rockislandcountyil.gov/189/Circuit-Clerk, phone 309-558-3538.
Who keeps my driving record in Illinois?
The Illinois Secretary of State. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in East Moline?
The Circuit Court of Rock Island County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Is this the official East Moline website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.