Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 28, 2026.
Muskingum County, Ohio, has about 87,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Muskingum County 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, cities and common questions.
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Where a Ticket Written in Muskingum County Goes
Tickets in Muskingum County go to 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. 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 muskingumcountyoh.gov/Courts/Clerk-Of-Courts, phone (740) 455-7104.
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 Muskingum County
The Muskingum County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Zanesville, New Concord, South Zanesville, Dresden and Frazeysburg write the traffic tickets in Muskingum County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Muskingum County: Muskingum University (campus police).
The Roseville Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Muskingum County, so its arrests are not broken out for Muskingum County here.
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 Muskingum County DUI).
Cities in Muskingum County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the Municipal and County Courts.
The cities and towns in the county are Zanesville, New Concord, South Zanesville, Dresden, Frazeysburg, Philo, Adamsville, Fultonham and Norwich.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Muskingum County?
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 Muskingum County?
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 Muskingum 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.