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.
Pierce County, Wisconsin, has about 43,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Pierce County is a court case in the Pierce 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: Pierce County public records, Pierce County arrest records, Pierce County warrants, Pierce County inmate search, Pierce County criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Pierce County Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Pierce County goes to the Pierce 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.pierce.wi.us/departments/circuit_court/index.php (page title: Pierce County, WI), phone 800-472-1638, 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 Pierce County
The Pierce County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for River Falls, Prescott, Ellsworth, Spring Valley and Elmwood write the traffic tickets in Pierce County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Pierce County: the University of Wisconsin at River Falls (campus police).
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 Pierce County DUI).
Cities in Pierce County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the Pierce County Circuit Court, or to the city's municipal court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are River Falls, Prescott, Ellsworth, Spring Valley, Elmwood, Plum City, Bay City and Maiden Rock.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Pierce County?
With the Pierce County Circuit Court, whose page SearchSystems verified is at co.pierce.wi.us, phone 800-472-1638; 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 Pierce County?
The Pierce County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Is this the official Pierce 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.