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Crow Wing County, Minnesota, has about 69,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Crow Wing County is a court case in the Crow Wing County District Court, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services. 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: Crow Wing County public records, Crow Wing County arrest records, Crow Wing County warrants, Crow Wing County inmate search, Crow Wing County criminal records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Crow Wing County Goes
A traffic ticket written in Crow Wing County is answered in the Crow Wing County District Court. The ticket itself is a court case, and the court's index is the record of it.
Statewide, Minnesota Court Records Online is the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Crow Wing County
The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Brainerd, Baxter, Breezy Point, Pequot Lakes, Crosslake, Crosby and three more cities write the traffic tickets in Crow Wing County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Crow Wing County: the State Patrol at Brainerd (state police); the State Patrol at Brainerd writes the tickets on the state highways.
The Driving Record and the Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services
Convictions are reported by the court to the Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services, 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 Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services like any other; contesting it means a plea of not guilty entered with the court by the date on the ticket.
A DWI is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before Driver and Vehicle Services (see Crow Wing County DUI).
Cities in Crow Wing County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the Crow Wing County District Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Crow Wing County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Crow Wing County?
With the Crow Wing County District Court.
Who keeps my driving record in Minnesota?
The Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Crow Wing County?
The Crow Wing County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Is this the official Crow Wing 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.