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 October 9, 2026.
Wausau, Wisconsin, in Marathon County, has about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Wausau is a court case in the Marathon 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 Wausau Goes
Tickets in Wausau are split by who wrote them: the Marathon County Circuit Court for deputies and troopers, the municipal courts for city officers in the cities that run one. A paid ticket, a dismissal and a trial all end up in that court's records.
For Marathon County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at marathoncounty.gov/services/public-safety-courts/circuit-court-reco... (page title: Circuit Court Records/Expunging Court Records | Marathon County, WI), phone 715-261-1300, 500 Forest Street, Wausau WI 54403, 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 Wausau
The Marathon County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Wausau (filed by the FBI as Wausau Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Wausau.
The Marshfield Police Department and the Colby-Abbotsford Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Marathon County, so their arrests are not broken out for Marathon 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 Wausau DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Wausau?
With the Marathon County Circuit Court, whose page SearchSystems verified is at marathoncounty.gov, phone 715-261-1300; 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 Wausau?
The Marathon County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Is this the official Wausau 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.