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.
Pemiscot County, Missouri, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Pemiscot County is a court case in the Pemiscot 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 Pemiscot County Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Pemiscot County goes to the Pemiscot 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.
For Pemiscot County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at pemiscotcounty.org/circuit-clerk.php (page title: Pemiscot County Government | Caruthersville, MO), phone 573-333-0182, 610 Ward Ave. Caruthersville, MO 63830, 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 Pemiscot County
The Pemiscot County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Caruthersville, Hayti, Steele and Cooter write the traffic tickets in Pemiscot County.
The Driving Record and the Missouri Department of Revenue Driver License Bureau
Convictions are reported by the court to the Missouri Department of Revenue Driver License Bureau, 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 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 Pemiscot County DUI).
Cities in Pemiscot County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the Pemiscot County Circuit Court, or to the city's municipal divisions where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Caruthersville, Hayti, Steele, Hayti Heights, Cooter, Wardell, Holland, Pascola, Homestown and Bragg City.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Pemiscot County?
With the Pemiscot County Circuit Court, whose page SearchSystems verified is at pemiscotcounty.org/circuit-clerk.php, phone 573-333-0182; 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 Pemiscot County?
The Pemiscot 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 Pemiscot 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.