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 between September 26, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, in Door County, has about 9,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Sturgeon Bay is a court case in the Door 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 Sturgeon Bay Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Sturgeon Bay goes to the Door 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.door.wi.gov/181/Clerk-of-Circuit-Court (page title: Clerk of Circuit Court | Door County, WI), phone 920-746-2205, 1205 S Duluth Avenue Sturgeon Bay WI 54235, Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Statewide, Wisconsin Circuit Court Access is the free statewide case search of every circuit court.
Who Writes the Tickets in Sturgeon Bay
The Door County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Sturgeon Bay (filed by the FBI as Sturgeon Bay Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Sturgeon Bay.
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 Sturgeon Bay DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Sturgeon Bay?
With the Door County Circuit Court, whose page SearchSystems verified is at co.door.wi.gov/181/Clerk-of-Circuit-Court, phone 920-746-2205; 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 Sturgeon Bay?
The Door County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Is this the official Sturgeon Bay 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.