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 30, 2026.
Juneau County, Wisconsin, has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Juneau County is a court case in the Juneau 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: Juneau County public records, Juneau County arrest records, Juneau County warrants, Juneau County inmate search, Juneau County criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Juneau County Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Juneau County goes to the Juneau 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 Juneau County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at co.juneau.wi.gov/departments/clerk_of_court/court_records_request.php (page title: Juneau County, WI), 200 Oak St Mauston, WI 53948, 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 Juneau County
The Juneau County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Mauston, New Lisbon, Elroy and Lyndon Station write the traffic tickets in Juneau County.
The Wisconsin Dells Police Department is listed by the FBI across four counties including Juneau County, so its arrests are not broken out for Juneau 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 Juneau County DUI).
Cities in Juneau County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the Juneau County Circuit Court, or to the city's municipal court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Mauston, New Lisbon, Elroy, Necedah, Wonewoc, Camp Douglas, Lyndon Station, Union Center and Hustler.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Juneau County?
With the Juneau County Circuit Court, whose page SearchSystems verified is at co.juneau.wi.gov; 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 Juneau County?
The Juneau County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Is this the official Juneau 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.