Reviewed and updated October 9, 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 1, 2026.
Jefferson County, Arkansas, has about 64,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Jefferson County 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Jefferson County public records, Jefferson County arrest records, Jefferson County warrants, Jefferson County inmate search, Jefferson County criminal records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Jefferson County Goes
Tickets in Jefferson County go to the District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims. 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 caseinfo.arcourts.gov/opad.
Statewide, CourtConnect is the Arkansas Judiciary's free statewide case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Jefferson County
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Pine Bluff, White Hall and Redfield write the traffic tickets in Jefferson County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Jefferson County: Southeast Arkansas College and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (campus police).
The Humphrey Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Jefferson County, so its arrests are not broken out for Jefferson County here.
The Driving Record and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Driver Services
Convictions are reported by the court to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Driver Services, 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 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 Jefferson County DUI).
Cities in Jefferson County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the District Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Jefferson County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own traffic tickets guide opens there:
- Pine Bluff (38,785)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Jefferson County?
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 Jefferson County?
The District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims.
Is this the official Jefferson 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.