Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.
New Kent County, Virginia, has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in New Kent 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 New Kent County Goes
A traffic ticket written in New Kent County is answered in 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. The ticket itself is a court case, and the court's index is the record of it.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at vacourts.gov/courts/circuit/new_kent/home, phone (804) 966-9520.
Statewide, Online Case Information System is the Virginia courts' free statewide case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in New Kent County
The New Kent County Sheriff's Office writes the traffic tickets in New Kent County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in New Kent County: the New Kent County State Police (state police); the New Kent County State Police writes the tickets on the state highways.
The Driving Record and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
Convictions are reported by the court to the Virginia 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 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from New Kent 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 New Kent 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 New Kent 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.