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St. Marys, Ohio, in Auglaize County, has about 8,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in St. Marys is a court case in the Municipal and County Courts, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles. 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 St. Marys Goes
A traffic ticket written in St. Marys is answered in the Municipal and County Courts, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases, evictions and civil cases up to $15,000; mayor's courts handle some village tickets. The ticket itself 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 www2.auglaizecounty.org/elected-officials/clerk-courts/public-acces..., phone 419-739-6770.
Ohio 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 St. Marys
The Auglaize County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for St. Marys (filed by the FBI as St. Marys Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around St. Marys.
The Driving Record and the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, 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 Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles like any other; contesting it means a plea of not guilty entered with the court by the date on the ticket.
An OVI is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (see St. Marys DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from St. Marys?
With the Municipal and County Courts.
Who keeps my driving record in Ohio?
The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in St. Marys?
The Municipal and County Courts, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases, evictions and civil cases up to $15,000; mayor's courts handle some village tickets.
Is this the official St. Marys 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.