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Addison County, Vermont, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Addison County 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, cities and common questions.
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Where a Ticket Written in Addison County Goes
Tickets in Addison County go to the Judicial Bureau, which takes traffic tickets and other civil violations. 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 secure.vermont.gov/phonebook/department.php, phone 802-828-3278.
Statewide, Vermont Judiciary Public Portal is the courts' free statewide case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Addison County
The Addison County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Vergennes write the traffic tickets in Addison County.
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 one more agency in Addison County: the New Haven State Police (state police); the New Haven 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 Addison County DUI).
Cities in Addison County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the Judicial Bureau.
The one city in the county is Vergennes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Addison County?
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 Addison County?
The Judicial Bureau, which takes traffic tickets and other civil violations.
Is this the official Addison 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.