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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 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026.

About this guide

Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Kodiak Island Borough is a court case in the District Court, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Alaska 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: Kodiak Island Borough public records, Kodiak Island Borough arrest records, Kodiak Island Borough warrants, Kodiak Island Borough criminal records, Kodiak Island Borough court records, Alaska arrest records and Alaska inmate search.

Where a Ticket Written in Kodiak Island Borough Goes

A traffic ticket written in Kodiak Island Borough is answered in the District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims. The ticket itself is a court case, and the court's index is the record of it.

The court records page SearchSystems verified for the borough is at courts.alaska.gov/courtdir/3ko.htm, phone (907) 486-1600.

Statewide, CourtView is the Alaska Court System's free statewide case search.

Who Writes the Tickets in Kodiak Island Borough

The agency that reports for Kodiak and, elsewhere, the Alaska State Troopers write the traffic tickets in Kodiak Island Borough.

In Alaska the police for a given address is the city police inside a city with its own department and the Alaska State Troopers elsewhere.

The Driving Record and the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles

The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Alaska 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 Alaska 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.

A DUI is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before the Division of Motor Vehicles (see Kodiak Island Borough DUI).

Cities in Kodiak Island Borough

Wherever in the borough a ticket is written, it is answered in the District Court.

The cities and towns in the borough are Kodiak, Old Harbor, Port Lions, Ouzinkie, Akhiok and Larsen Bay.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Kodiak Island Borough?

With the District Court.

Who keeps my driving record in Alaska?

The Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.

Which court handles traffic tickets in Kodiak Island Borough?

The District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims.

Is this the official Kodiak Island Borough website?

No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official borough, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.