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Madison County, Virginia, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Madison 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 and common questions.
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Where a Ticket Written in Madison County Goes
Tickets in Madison 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 madisonco.virginia.gov/219/Clerk-of-the-Circuit-Court, phone 540-948-6888.
Statewide, Online Case Information System is the Virginia courts' free statewide case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Madison County
The Madison County Sheriff's Office writes the traffic tickets in Madison County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Madison County: the Madison County State Police (state police); the Madison 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 Madison County DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison 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.