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San Juan County, Colorado, has 821 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in San Juan County 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, cities and common questions.
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Where a Ticket Written in San Juan County Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in San Juan County goes to the County 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 coloradojudicial.gov/courts/trial-courts/san-juan-county, phone 970-385-6145.
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 San Juan County
The San Juan County Sheriff's Office writes the traffic tickets in San Juan County.
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 San Juan County DUI).
Cities in San Juan County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the County Court, or to the city's municipal court where it has one.
The one city in the county is Silverton.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from San Juan County?
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 San Juan County?
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 San Juan 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.