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Crawford County, Michigan, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Crawford County is a court case in the District Court, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Michigan 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: Crawford County public records, Crawford County arrest records, Crawford County warrants, Crawford County criminal records, Crawford County court records, Michigan arrest records and Michigan inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Crawford County Goes
A traffic ticket written in Crawford County is answered in the District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $25,000. 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 courts.michigan.gov/search/?searchQuery=crawford+county.
Statewide, MiCOURT Case Search is the Michigan courts' statewide case search; not every court has joined.
Who Writes the Tickets in Crawford County
The Crawford County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Grayling write the traffic tickets in Crawford County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Crawford County: Kirtland Community College at Grayling (campus police); the Crawford County State Police (state police); the Crawford County State Police writes the tickets on the state highways.
The Driving Record and the Michigan Secretary of State
Convictions are reported by the court to the Michigan 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 Michigan Secretary of State like any other; contesting it means a plea of not guilty entered with the court by the date on the ticket.
An OWI is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before the Secretary of State (see Crawford County DUI).
Cities in Crawford County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the District Court.
The one city in the county is Grayling.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Crawford County?
With the District Court.
Who keeps my driving record in Michigan?
The Michigan Secretary of State. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Crawford County?
The District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $25,000.
Is this the official Crawford 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.