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.
Port Washington, Wisconsin, in Ozaukee County, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Port Washington is a court case in the Ozaukee 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 Port Washington Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Port Washington goes to the Ozaukee 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 Ozaukee County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at ozaukeecounty.gov/190/Access-Court-Records (page title: Access Court Records | Ozaukee County, WI), 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 Port Washington
The Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Port Washington (filed by the FBI as Port Washington Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Port Washington.
The Bayside Police Department and the Newburg Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Ozaukee County, so their arrests are not broken out for Ozaukee County here.
The Driving Record and the Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Wisconsin Division 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 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 Port Washington DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Port Washington?
With the Ozaukee County Circuit Court, whose page SearchSystems verified is at ozaukeecounty.gov/190/Access-Court-Records; 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 Port Washington?
The Ozaukee County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Is this the official Port Washington 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.