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 28, 2026.
Clark County, Wisconsin, has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Clark County is a court case in the Clark 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Clark County public records, Clark County arrest records, Clark County warrants, Clark County inmate search, Clark County criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Clark County Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Clark County goes to the Clark 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 clarkcountywi.gov/circuitcourt (page title: Circuit Court | Clark County WI), phone 715-743-5183, 517 Court Street, Forth Floor Neillsville, WI 54456, 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 Clark County
The Clark County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Neillsville, Thorp, Loyal and Greenwood write the traffic tickets in Clark County.
The Colby-Abbotsford Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Clark County, so its arrests are not broken out for Clark 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 Clark County DUI).
Cities in Clark County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the Clark County Circuit Court, or to the city's municipal court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Abbotsford, Neillsville, Colby, Thorp, Loyal, Greenwood, Owen, Dorchester, Withee, Granton and Curtiss.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Clark County?
With the Clark County Circuit Court, whose page SearchSystems verified is at clarkcountywi.gov/circuitcourt, phone 715-743-5183; 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 Clark County?
The Clark County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Is this the official Clark County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.