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 between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Chittenden County, Vermont, has about 171,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Chittenden 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 Chittenden County Goes
A traffic ticket written in Chittenden County 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 Chittenden County
The Chittenden County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Burlington, South Burlington, Essex Junction and Winooski write the traffic tickets in Chittenden 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 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
Convictions are reported by the court to the Vermont 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 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 Chittenden County DUI).
Cities in Chittenden County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the Judicial Bureau.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Chittenden County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own traffic tickets guide opens there:
- Burlington (44,432)
- South Burlington (21,713)
- Essex Junction (10,787)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Chittenden 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 Chittenden County?
The Judicial Bureau, which takes traffic tickets and other civil violations.
Is this the official Chittenden 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.