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Dickenson County, Virginia, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Dickenson County is a court case in the General District Court, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Virginia 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 Dickenson County Goes
Tickets in Dickenson County go to the General District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and smaller civil cases; the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court takes family and juvenile cases. 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 vacourts.gov/courts/combined/dickenson/home, phone (276) 926-1630.
Statewide, Online Case Information System is the Virginia courts' free statewide case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Dickenson County
The Dickenson County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Clintwood write the traffic tickets in Dickenson County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Dickenson County: the Dickenson County State Police (state police); the Dickenson County State Police writes the tickets on the state highways.
The Driving Record and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Virginia Department 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 Virginia 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 Dickenson County DUI).
Cities in Dickenson County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the General District Court.
The cities and towns in the county are Clintwood, Haysi and Clinchco.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Dickenson County?
With the General District Court.
Who keeps my driving record in Virginia?
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Dickenson County?
The General District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and smaller civil cases; the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court takes family and juvenile cases.
Is this the official Dickenson 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.