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.
St. Francois County, Missouri, has about 68,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in St. Francois County is a court case in the St. Francois 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 St. Francois County Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in St. Francois County goes to the St. Francois 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 St. Francois County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at sfcgov.org/circuit-clerk/court-information (page title: Court Information | Saint Francois County), phone (573)756-1955, 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 St. Francois County
The St. Francois County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Farmington, Park Hills, Bonne Terre, Desloge, Bismarck, Leadwood and two more cities write the traffic tickets in St. Francois County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in St. Francois County: Mineral Area College (campus police).
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 St. Francois County DUI).
Cities in St. Francois County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the St. Francois County Circuit Court, or to the city's municipal divisions where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Farmington, Park Hills, Bonne Terre, Desloge, Bismarck, Leadwood, Leadington and Iron Mountain Lake.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from St. Francois County?
With the St. Francois County Circuit Court, whose page SearchSystems verified is at sfcgov.org/circuit-clerk/court-information, phone (573)756-1955; 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 St. Francois County?
The St. Francois 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 St. Francois 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.