Reviewed and updated October 11, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Olive Branch, Mississippi, in DeSoto County, has about 47,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Olive Branch is a court case in the Justice Court and County Court; a city with a municipal court tries its own, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety Driver Service 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 Olive Branch Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Olive Branch goes to the Justice Court and County Court; one written by city police goes to that city's municipal court 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 desotocountyms.gov/675/Chancery-Court-Filing-Fees, phone 662-469-8398.
Mississippi has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Writes the Tickets in Olive Branch
The DeSoto County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Olive Branch (filed by the FBI as Olive Branch Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Olive Branch.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in DeSoto County: Northwest Mississippi Community College at Desoto (campus police).
The Driving Record and the Mississippi Department of Public Safety Driver Service Bureau
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety Driver Service 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 Mississippi Department of Public Safety Driver Service Bureau like any other; contesting it means a plea of not guilty entered with the court by the date on the ticket.
A DUI is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before the Department of Public Safety (see Olive Branch DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Olive Branch?
With the Justice Court and County Court; a ticket from city police goes to the city's municipal court where it has one.
Who keeps my driving record in Mississippi?
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety Driver Service Bureau. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Olive Branch?
The Justice Court and County Court, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims in the Justice Court; the County Court, where the county has one, takes eminent domain, juvenile and mid-sized civil cases. A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets under its ordinances.
Is this the official Olive Branch website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.