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Poplar Bluff, Missouri, in Butler County, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Poplar Bluff is a court case in the Butler County Circuit Court; a city with a municipal divisions tries its own, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Missouri Department of Revenue Driver License Bureau. 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 Poplar Bluff Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Poplar Bluff goes to the Butler County Circuit Court; one written by city police goes to that city's municipal divisions where it has one. Either way the ticket is a court case, and the court's index is the record of it.
Statewide, Case.net is the Missouri courts' free statewide case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Poplar Bluff
The Butler County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Poplar Bluff (filed by the FBI as Poplar Bluff Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Poplar Bluff.
The Driving Record and the Missouri Department of Revenue Driver License Bureau
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Missouri Department of Revenue Driver License Bureau, 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 Missouri Department of Revenue Driver License Bureau 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 the Department of Revenue (see Poplar Bluff DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Poplar Bluff?
With the Butler County Circuit Court; a ticket from city police goes to the city's municipal divisions where it has one.
Who keeps my driving record in Missouri?
The Missouri Department of Revenue Driver License Bureau. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Poplar Bluff?
The Butler County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case, with associate circuit judges taking misdemeanors, traffic and small claims.
Is this the official Poplar Bluff website?
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