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.
Rock Island County, Illinois, has about 143,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Rock Island County 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Rock Island County public records, Rock Island County arrest records, Rock Island County warrants, Rock Island County inmate search, Rock Island County criminal records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Rock Island County Goes
A traffic ticket written in Rock Island County 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 Rock Island County
The Rock Island County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Moline, Rock Island, East Moline, Silvis, Milan, Coal Valley and one more cities write the traffic tickets in Rock Island County.
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 Rock Island County DUI).
Cities in Rock Island County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the Circuit Court of Rock Island County.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Rock Island County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
- Moline (42,442)
- East Moline (20,995)
- Silvis (8,003)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Rock Island County?
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 Rock Island County?
The Circuit Court of Rock Island County, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Is this the official Rock Island 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.