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Sheridan, Colorado, in Arapahoe County, has about 5,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Sheridan is a court case in the County Court; a city with a municipal court tries its own, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles. 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 Sheridan Goes
Tickets in Sheridan are split by who wrote them: the County 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 arapahoeco.gov/your_county/county_departments/courts/index.php, phone 303-795-4520.
Colorado has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Writes the Tickets in Sheridan
The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Sheridan (filed by the FBI as Sheridan Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Sheridan.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Arapahoe County: Arapahoe Community College (campus police).
The Driving Record and the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles
Convictions are reported by the court to the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles, 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 Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles 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 the Division of Motor Vehicles (see Sheridan DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Sheridan?
With the County Court; a ticket from city police goes to the city's municipal court where it has one.
Who keeps my driving record in Colorado?
The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Sheridan?
The County Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and civil cases up to $25,000. A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets under its ordinances.
Is this the official Sheridan 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.