Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Bay Minette, Alabama, in Baldwin County, has about 8,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Bay Minette is a court case in the District Court; a city with a municipal court tries its own, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. 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 and common questions.
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Where a Ticket Written in Bay Minette Goes
Tickets in Bay Minette are split by who wrote them: the District 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 baldwincountyal.gov/government/28th-judicial-circuit-court, phone 251.580.1695.
Statewide, Alacourt is the statewide online index of Alabama trial court cases, sold by subscription.
Who Writes the Tickets in Bay Minette
The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Bay Minette (filed by the FBI as Bay Minette Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Bay Minette.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Baldwin County: Coastal Alabama Community College (campus police).
The Driving Record and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
Convictions are reported by the court to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, 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 Alabama Law Enforcement Agency 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 ALEA (see Bay Minette DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Bay Minette?
With the District Court; a ticket from city police goes to the city's municipal court where it has one.
Who keeps my driving record in Alabama?
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Bay Minette?
The District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and preliminary hearings in felony cases. A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets under its ordinances.
Is this the official Bay Minette website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.