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 on September 24, 2026.
Kennebec County, Maine, has about 128,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Kennebec County is a court case in the District Court, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Maine Bureau 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 Kennebec County Goes
A traffic ticket written in Kennebec County is answered in the District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic violations, small claims, divorces and family matters. 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 courts.maine.gov/courts/superior/kennebec-sc.html, phone (207) 213-2800.
Maine 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 Kennebec County
The Kennebec County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Augusta, Waterville, Gardiner and Hallowell write the traffic tickets in Kennebec County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Kennebec County: the Bureau of Capitol Police (state agency).
The Driving Record and the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Convictions are reported by the court to the Maine Bureau 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 Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles like any other; contesting it means a plea of not guilty entered with the court by the date on the ticket.
An OUI is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (see Kennebec County DUI).
Cities in Kennebec 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 Kennebec County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
- Augusta (19,168)
- Waterville (17,336)
- Gardiner (6,160)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Kennebec County?
With the District Court.
Who keeps my driving record in Maine?
The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Kennebec County?
The District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic violations, small claims, divorces and family matters.
Is this the official Kennebec 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.