Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.
Dade County, Missouri, has about 7,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Dade County is a court case in the Dade 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, cities and common questions.
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Where a Ticket Written in Dade County Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Dade County goes to the Dade 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at dadecountymo.gov/circuit-clerk (page title: Dade County Circuit Clerk), phone 417-238-2400, 300 W. Water Street Greenfield, MO 65661, Monday thru Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, Case.net is the Missouri courts' free statewide case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Dade County
The Dade County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Greenfield write the traffic tickets in Dade County.
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 Dade County DUI).
Cities in Dade County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the Dade County Circuit Court, or to the city's municipal divisions where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Greenfield, Lockwood, Everton, Dadeville, South Greenfield and Arcola.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Dade County?
With the Dade County Circuit Court, whose page SearchSystems verified is at dadecountymo.gov/circuit-clerk, phone 417-238-2400; 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 Dade County?
The Dade 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 Dade 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.