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 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026.
Crawford County, Wisconsin, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Crawford County is a court case in the Crawford 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: Crawford County public records, Crawford County arrest records, Crawford County warrants, Crawford County inmate search, Crawford County criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Crawford County Goes
Tickets in Crawford County are split by who wrote them: the Crawford 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at crawfordcountywi.gov/departments/circuitcourt/CriminalActions (page title: Official Website for Crawford County Wisconsin | Criminal Actions), phone (608) 326-0209, 911 Location 220 N. Beaumont Road Prairie du Chien, WI 53821, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm, 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 Crawford County
The Crawford County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Prairie du Chien write the traffic tickets in Crawford County.
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 Crawford County DUI).
Cities in Crawford County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the Crawford County Circuit Court, or to the city's municipal court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Prairie du Chien, Wauzeka, Soldiers Grove, Gays Mills, Eastman, Ferryville, Mount Sterling, Lynxville, Steuben and Bell Center.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Crawford County?
With the Crawford County Circuit Court, whose page SearchSystems verified is at crawfordcountywi.gov, phone (608) 326-0209; 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 Crawford County?
The Crawford County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Is this the official Crawford 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.