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Ada County, Idaho, has about 536,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Ada County is a court case in the Magistrate Division, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Idaho Transportation Department 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.
Related guides: Ada County public records, Ada County arrest records, Ada County warrants, Ada County inmate search, Ada County criminal records, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Ada County Goes
A traffic ticket written in Ada County is answered in the Magistrate Division, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims, probate and divorces. 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 adacounty.id.gov/clerk/courts, phone 208-287-6900.
Statewide, iCourt Portal is the Idaho courts' free statewide case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Ada County
The Ada County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Boise City, Meridian and Garden City write the traffic tickets in Ada County.
The Driving Record and the Idaho Transportation Department Division of Motor Vehicles
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Idaho Transportation Department Division of Motor Vehicles, 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 Idaho Transportation Department 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 Idaho Transportation Department (see Ada County DUI).
Cities in Ada County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the Magistrate Division.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Ada County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
- Boise City (237,963)
- Eagle (33,451)
- Kuna (29,127)
- Star (18,208)
- Garden City (12,936)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Ada County?
With the Magistrate Division.
Who keeps my driving record in Idaho?
The Idaho Transportation Department Division of Motor Vehicles. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Ada County?
The Magistrate Division, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims, probate and divorces.
Is this the official Ada 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.