Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
High Point, North Carolina, in Guilford County, has about 119,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in High Point is a court case in the District Court, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the North Carolina 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 and common questions.
Related guides: High Point public records, Guilford County traffic tickets, High Point arrest records, High Point warrants, High Point inmate search, High Point criminal records, North Carolina arrest records and North Carolina inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in High Point Goes
Tickets in High Point go to the District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, divorces, child custody, small claims and civil cases up to $25,000. 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 nccourts.gov/locations/guilford-county.
Statewide, eCourts Portal is the North Carolina Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in High Point
The Guilford County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for High Point (filed by the FBI as High Point Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around High Point.
The FBI's agency list also places four campus police departments and one other agency in Guilford County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Kernersville Police Department, the Burlington Police Department and the Archdale Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Guilford County, so their arrests are not broken out for Guilford County here.
The Driving Record and the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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 DWI is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before the Division of Motor Vehicles (see High Point DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from High Point?
With the District Court.
Who keeps my driving record in North Carolina?
The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in High Point?
The District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, divorces, child custody, small claims and civil cases up to $25,000.
Is this the official High Point website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.