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 24, 2026.
Itawamba County, Mississippi, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Itawamba County 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, cities and common questions.
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Where a Ticket Written in Itawamba County Goes
Tickets in Itawamba County are split by who wrote them: the Justice Court and County Court for deputies and troopers, the municipal courts for city officers in the cities that run one. A paid ticket, a dismissal and a trial all end up in that court's records.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at itawamba.gov/circuit-clerk, phone (662) 862-3511.
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 Itawamba County
The Itawamba County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Fulton write the traffic tickets in Itawamba County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Itawamba County: Itawamba Community College (campus police).
The Driving Record and the Mississippi Department of Public Safety Driver Service Bureau
Convictions are reported by the court to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety Driver Service 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 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 Itawamba County DUI).
Cities in Itawamba County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the Justice Court and County Court, or to the city's municipal court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Fulton, Mantachie and Tremont.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Itawamba County?
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 Itawamba County?
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 Itawamba 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.