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 23, 2026.
Putnam County, Ohio, has about 34,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Putnam 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 Putnam County Goes
Tickets in Putnam 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.
For Putnam County, SearchSystems opened and checked the Municipal and County Courts page at putnamcountyohio.gov/courts/municipal-court (page title: Municipal Court | Putnam County Ohio), phone 419.523.3110, 245 E. Main St, Ottawa, OH 45875, Monday: 8:30am - 4:30pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026; that page belongs to the court that takes the tickets.
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 Putnam County
The Putnam County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Ottawa, Leipsic, Columbus Grove, Kalida, Pandora, Continental and two more cities write the traffic tickets in Putnam County.
The Driving Record and the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Convictions are reported by the court to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, 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 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 Putnam County DUI).
Cities in Putnam 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 Ottawa, Leipsic, Columbus Grove, Kalida, Pandora, Continental, Glandorf, Ottoville, Fort Jennings, West Leipsic, Dupont, Cloverdale, Gilboa, Miller City and Belmore.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Putnam County?
With the Municipal and County Courts, whose page SearchSystems verified is at putnamcountyohio.gov/courts/municipal-court, phone 419.523.3110.
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 Putnam 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 Putnam 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.