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Montgomery County, Kansas, has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Montgomery County is a court case in the Montgomery 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.
Related guides: Montgomery County public records, Montgomery County arrest records, Montgomery County warrants, Montgomery County inmate search, Montgomery County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Montgomery County Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Montgomery County goes to the Montgomery 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.
Statewide, Kansas District Court Public Access Portal is the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Montgomery County
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Coffeyville, Independence, Cherryvale and Caney write the traffic tickets in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County DUI).
Cities in Montgomery County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the Montgomery County District Court, or to the city's municipal court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Montgomery County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
- Coffeyville (8,545)
- Independence (8,287)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Montgomery County?
With the Montgomery County District Court; 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 Montgomery County?
The Montgomery County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Is this the official Montgomery 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.