Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Clinton County, Illinois, has about 37,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Clinton County is a court case in the Circuit Court of Clinton 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Clinton County public records, Clinton County arrest records, Clinton County warrants, Clinton County inmate search, Clinton County criminal records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Clinton County Goes
A traffic ticket written in Clinton County is answered in the Circuit Court of Clinton 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 clintoncountycourts.org/recordSearch.php (page title: Clinton County Clerk of Courts | Record Search), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, not to the Circuit Court of Clinton County.
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 Clinton County
The Clinton County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Breese, New Baden, Carlyle, Trenton, Aviston, Germantown and three more cities write the traffic tickets in Clinton County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Clinton County: Kaskaskia College (campus police).
The Centralia Police Department is listed by the FBI across three counties including Clinton County, so its arrests are not broken out for Clinton County here.
The Driving Record and the Illinois Secretary of State
Convictions are reported by the court to the Illinois Secretary of State, which keeps the driving record and decides on points and suspensions. Order the driving record from that agency, not from the court.
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 Clinton County DUI).
Cities in Clinton County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the Circuit Court of Clinton County.
The cities and towns in the county are Breese, New Baden, Carlyle, Trenton, Aviston, Germantown, Albers, Wamac, Beckemeyer, Bartelso, Damiansville, St. Rose, Hoffman and Huey.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Clinton County?
With the Circuit Court of Clinton County, whose page SearchSystems verified is at clintoncountycourts.org/recordSearch.php.
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 Clinton County?
The Circuit Court of Clinton County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Is this the official Clinton County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.