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Grant County, West Virginia, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Grant County is a court case in the Magistrate Court; a city with a municipal court tries its own, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the West Virginia Division 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.
Related guides: Grant County public records, Grant County arrest records, Grant County warrants, Grant County inmate search, Grant County criminal records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Grant County Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Grant County goes to the Magistrate Court; one written by city police goes to that city's municipal court where it has one. Either way the ticket is a court case, and the court's index is the record of it.
West Virginia has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Writes the Tickets in Grant County
The Grant County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Petersburg write the traffic tickets in Grant County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Grant County: the State Fire Marshal in Grant County and the Department of Natural Resources in Grant County (state agency); Potomac Highlands Drug and Violent Crime Task Force (other agency).
The Driving Record and the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles
Convictions are reported by the court to the West Virginia Division 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 West Virginia Division 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 Division of Motor Vehicles (see Grant County DUI).
Cities in Grant County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the Magistrate Court, or to the city's municipal court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Petersburg and Bayard.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Grant County?
With the Magistrate Court; a ticket from city police goes to the city's municipal court where it has one.
Who keeps my driving record in West Virginia?
The West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Grant County?
The Magistrate Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and civil cases up to $10,000. A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets under its ordinances.
Is this the official Grant 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.