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Elko County, Nevada, has about 54,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Elko County is a court case in the Justice Court; a city with a municipal court tries its own, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Nevada Department 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 Elko County Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Elko County goes to the Justice 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.
Nevada 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 Elko County
The Elko County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Elko, West Wendover and Carlin write the traffic tickets in Elko County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Elko County: Nevada Gaming Control Board in Elko County (state agency).
The Driving Record and the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles
Convictions are reported by the court to the Nevada Department 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 Nevada Department 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 DUI is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before the Department of Motor Vehicles (see Elko County DUI).
Cities in Elko County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the Justice Court, or to the city's municipal court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Elko, West Wendover, Carlin and Wells.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Elko County?
With the Justice Court; a ticket from city police goes to the city's municipal court where it has one.
Who keeps my driving record in Nevada?
The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Elko County?
The Justice Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, evictions and civil cases up to $15,000. A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets under its ordinances.
Is this the official Elko 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.