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 on September 24, 2026.
Houston County, Alabama, has about 109,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Houston County 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Houston County public records, Houston County arrest records, Houston County warrants, Houston County criminal records, Houston County court records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Houston County Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Houston County 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 houston.alacourt.gov, phone (334) 677-4800.
Statewide, Alacourt is the statewide online index of Alabama trial court cases, sold by subscription.
Who Writes the Tickets in Houston County
The Houston County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Dothan, Ashford, Taylor, Kinsey, Webb, Cottonwood and two more cities write the traffic tickets in Houston County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Houston County: Wallace Community College at Dothan (campus police); the Dothan-Houston County Airport Authority (other agency).
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.
Cities in Houston County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the District Court, or to the city's municipal court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Houston County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own traffic tickets guide opens there:
- Dothan (71,650)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Houston County?
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 Houston County?
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 Houston 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.