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 between September 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Big Horn County, Montana, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Big Horn County is a court case in the Justice Court; a city with a city and municipal court tries its own, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Montana Motor Vehicle Division. 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 Big Horn County Goes
Tickets in Big Horn County are split by who wrote them: the Justice Court for deputies and troopers, the city and 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.
For Big Horn County, SearchSystems opened and checked the Justice Court page at bighorncountymt.gov/172/Justice-Court (page title: Justice Court | Big Horn County, MT), phone 800-666-6899, 121 W 3rd Street Room Number 210 Hardin, MT 59034, Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026; that page belongs to the court that takes the tickets.
Montana 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 Big Horn County
The Big Horn County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Hardin write the traffic tickets in Big Horn County.
The Driving Record and the Montana Motor Vehicle Division
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Montana Motor Vehicle Division, 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 Montana Motor Vehicle Division 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 Motor Vehicle Division (see Big Horn County DUI).
Cities in Big Horn County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the Justice Court, or to the city's city and municipal court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Hardin and Lodge Grass.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Big Horn County?
With the Justice Court, whose page SearchSystems verified is at bighorncountymt.gov/172/Justice-Court, phone 800-666-6899; a ticket from city police goes to the city's city and municipal court where it has one.
Who keeps my driving record in Montana?
The Montana Motor Vehicle Division. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Big Horn County?
The Justice Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims. A city with a city and municipal court of its own tries the tickets under its ordinances.
Is this the official Big Horn 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.