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Platte County, Wyoming, has about 8,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Platte County is a court case in the Circuit Court; a city with a municipal court tries its own, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Wyoming Department of Transportation. 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 Platte County Goes
Tickets in Platte County are split by who wrote them: the Circuit Court for deputies and troopers, the municipal courts for city officers in the cities that run one. 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 wyocomet.wyo.gov/repositories/2/resources/943, phone (307) 777-7826.
Wyoming 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 Platte County
The Platte County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Wheatland and Guernsey write the traffic tickets in Platte County.
The Driving Record and the Wyoming Department of Transportation
Convictions are reported by the court to the Wyoming Department of Transportation, 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 Wyoming Department of Transportation like any other; contesting it means a plea of not guilty entered with the court by the date on the ticket.
A DWUI is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before the Department of Transportation (see Platte County DUI).
Cities in Platte County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the Circuit Court, or to the city's municipal court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Wheatland, Guernsey, Glendo, Chugwater and Hartville.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Platte County?
With the Circuit Court; a ticket from city police goes to the city's municipal court where it has one.
Who keeps my driving record in Wyoming?
The Wyoming Department of Transportation. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Platte County?
The Circuit Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000. A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets under its ordinances.
Is this the official Platte 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.