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 25, 2026.
Hudson, Wisconsin, in St. Croix County, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Hudson is a court case in the St. Croix 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.
Related guides: Hudson public records, St. Croix County traffic tickets, Hudson arrest records, Hudson warrants, Hudson inmate search, Hudson criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Hudson Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Hudson goes to the St. Croix 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.
For St. Croix County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at sccwi.gov/292/Clerk-of-Courts (page title: Clerk of Courts | St. Croix County, WI), phone 715-386-4630, 1101 Carmichael Rd Suite 1520 Hudson, WI 54016, Monday - Friday 8 am until 4:30 pm, 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 Hudson
The St. Croix County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Hudson (filed by the FBI as Hudson Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Hudson.
The Spring Valley Police Department and the River Falls Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including St. Croix County, so their arrests are not broken out for St. Croix 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 Hudson DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Hudson?
With the St. Croix County Circuit Court, whose page SearchSystems verified is at sccwi.gov/292/Clerk-of-Courts, phone 715-386-4630; 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 Hudson?
The St. Croix County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Is this the official Hudson 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.