Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Meade County, Kansas, has about 3,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Meade County is a court case in the Meade County District Court; a city with a municipal court tries its own, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Kansas Department of Revenue Division of 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 Meade County Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Meade County goes to the Meade County District 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.
For Meade County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at meadeco.org/196/Court (page title: Court | Meade County, KS), phone 620-873-8750, 200 N Fowler Street Meade, KS 67864, Monday through Friday 8 am to noon, 1 pm to 5 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, Kansas District Court Public Access Portal is the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Meade County
The Meade County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Meade write the traffic tickets in Meade County.
The Driving Record and the Kansas Department of Revenue Division of Vehicles
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Kansas Department of Revenue Division of 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 Kansas Department of Revenue Division of 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 Vehicles (see Meade County DUI).
Cities in Meade County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the Meade County District Court, or to the city's municipal court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Meade, Plains and Fowler.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Meade County?
With the Meade County District Court, whose page SearchSystems verified is at meadeco.org/196/Court, phone 620-873-8750; a ticket from city police goes to the city's municipal court where it has one.
Who keeps my driving record in Kansas?
The Kansas Department of Revenue Division of Vehicles. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Meade County?
The Meade County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Is this the official Meade 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.