Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Lubbock County, Texas, has about 327,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Lubbock County is a court case in the County Courts and Justice Courts; a city with a municipal court tries its own, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Texas Department of Public Safety. 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 Lubbock County Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Lubbock County goes to the County Courts and Justice Courts; 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.
For Lubbock County, SearchSystems opened and checked the County Courts and Justice Courts page at lubbockcounty.gov/department/division.php?fdd=28-192 (page title: FeaturesFrequently Asked QuestionsCJADEmployee QuestionsCivilHot Check OfficeAbout UsHistoryBenefit PackageCou), phone 866-467-0460, 701 Main St, Lubbock, TX 79401, Monday - Friday, Closed from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 2026; that page belongs to the court that takes the tickets.
Texas 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 Lubbock County
The Lubbock County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Lubbock, Wolfforth, Slaton, Shallowater, Idalou, Ransom Canyon and one more cities write the traffic tickets in Lubbock County.
The FBI's agency list also places seven other agencies and two campus police departments in Lubbock County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The Abernathy Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Lubbock County, so its arrests are not broken out for Lubbock County here.
The Driving Record and the Texas Department of Public Safety
Convictions are reported by the court to the Texas Department of Public Safety, 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 Texas Department of Public Safety 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 Department of Public Safety (see Lubbock County DUI).
Cities in Lubbock County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the County Courts and Justice Courts, or to the city's municipal court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Lubbock County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Lubbock County?
With the County Courts and Justice Courts, whose page SearchSystems verified is at lubbockcounty.gov, phone 866-467-0460; a ticket from city police goes to the city's municipal court where it has one.
Who keeps my driving record in Texas?
The Texas Department of Public Safety. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Lubbock County?
The County Courts and Justice Courts, which take misdemeanors in the County Court or County Court at Law; traffic tickets, evictions and small claims in the Justice Courts. A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets under its ordinances.
Is this the official Lubbock 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.