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Campbell County, Kentucky, has about 94,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Campbell County is a court case in the District Court, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 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: Campbell County public records, Campbell County arrest records, Campbell County warrants, Campbell County criminal records, Campbell County court records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Campbell County Goes
Tickets in Campbell County go to the District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims, probate and juvenile matters. 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 campbellcountyclerk.ky.gov/records-2, phone (866) 652-0111.
Kentucky 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 Campbell County
The Campbell County Sheriff's Office, the Campbell County Police Department and the agencies that report for Fort Thomas, Newport, Alexandria, Cold Spring, Highland Heights, Dayton and three more cities write the traffic tickets in Campbell County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Campbell County: Northern Kentucky University (campus police).
The Driving Record and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, 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 Kentucky Transportation Cabinet 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 Transportation Cabinet.
Cities in Campbell County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the District Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Campbell County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
- Newport (13,792)
- Alexandria (10,819)
- Cold Spring (6,499)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Campbell County?
With the District Court.
Who keeps my driving record in Kentucky?
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Campbell County?
The District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims, probate and juvenile matters.
Is this the official Campbell 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.