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 30, 2026.
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, in Dodge County, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Beaver Dam is a court case in the Dodge County Circuit Court; a city with a municipal court tries its own, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Wisconsin Division 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 Beaver Dam Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Beaver Dam goes to the Dodge County Circuit Court; one written by city police goes to that city's municipal court where it has one. Either way the ticket 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 co.dodge.wi.gov/government/courts (page title: Courts | Dodge County, Wisconsin), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, Wisconsin Circuit Court Access is the free statewide case search of every circuit court.
Who Writes the Tickets in Beaver Dam
The Dodge County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Beaver Dam (filed by the FBI as Beaver Dam Township Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Beaver Dam.
The Watertown Police Department and the Hartford Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Dodge County, so their arrests are not broken out for Dodge County here.
The Driving Record and the Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles
Convictions are reported by the court to the Wisconsin Division 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 Wisconsin Division 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 OWI is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before the Division of Motor Vehicles (see Beaver Dam DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Beaver Dam?
With the Dodge County Circuit Court, whose page SearchSystems verified is at co.dodge.wi.gov/government/courts; a ticket from city police goes to the city's municipal court where it has one.
Who keeps my driving record in Wisconsin?
The Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Beaver Dam?
The Dodge County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Is this the official Beaver Dam 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.