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Daphne, Alabama, in Baldwin County, has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Daphne 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 Daphne Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Daphne goes to the District 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 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 Daphne
The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Daphne (filed by the FBI as Daphne Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Daphne.
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
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, 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 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 Daphne DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Daphne?
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 Daphne?
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 Daphne 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.