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Burlington, Vermont, in Chittenden County, has about 44,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Burlington is a court case in the Judicial Bureau, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Vermont 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 Burlington Goes
A traffic ticket written in Burlington is answered in the Judicial Bureau, which takes traffic tickets and other civil violations. 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 vtcourts.gov/court-locations/chittenden-civil-division, phone 800-540-9990.
Statewide, Vermont Judiciary Public Portal is the courts' free statewide case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Burlington
The Chittenden County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Burlington (filed by the FBI as Burlington Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Burlington.
In Vermont the police for a given address is the town police, the county sheriff or the Vermont State Police, whichever took the call.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Chittenden County: the University of Vermont (campus police); Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations (other agency); the Williston State Police (state police); the Williston State Police writes the tickets on the state highways.
The Driving Record and the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Vermont 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 Vermont 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 Burlington DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Burlington?
With the Judicial Bureau.
Who keeps my driving record in Vermont?
The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Burlington?
The Judicial Bureau, which takes traffic tickets and other civil violations.
Is this the official Burlington website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.