Reviewed and updated October 11, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Batesville, Arkansas, in Independence County, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Batesville is a court case in the District Court, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Driver Services. 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 Batesville Goes
A traffic ticket written in Batesville 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 county is at independencecounty.com/district-court, phone 870-793-8817.
Statewide, CourtConnect is the Arkansas Judiciary's free statewide case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Batesville
The Independence County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Batesville (filed by the FBI as Batesville Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Batesville.
The Cave City Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Independence County, so its arrests are not broken out for Independence County here.
The Driving Record and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Driver Services
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Driver Services, 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 Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Driver Services like any other; contesting it means a plea of not guilty entered with the court by the date on the ticket.
A DWI is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before the Office of Driver Services (see Batesville DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Batesville?
With the District Court.
Who keeps my driving record in Arkansas?
The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Driver Services. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Batesville?
The District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims.
Is this the official Batesville 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.