Coke County Traffic Ticket Records
Coke County traffic ticket records are handled by a single Justice of the Peace precinct in Robert Lee. This small West Texas county sees most of its citations written by DPS troopers and the county sheriff on state roads passing through the area. This page covers how to find your case, what options you have, and how to resolve it without creating bigger problems down the road.
Coke County Overview
The JP Court in Coke County
Coke County has one JP precinct. All Class C traffic violations issued in unincorporated county areas go to this court. The County Clerk at (325) 453-2710 can provide the JP court's address and contact information.
Small counties like Coke often have JP judges who serve part-time and hold sessions on set days. It's worth calling ahead to confirm office hours and when to appear or submit documents. Don't assume the JP office keeps standard nine-to-five hours.
Robert Lee city officers, if any, write tickets to municipal court. But in a county this size, most citations come from DPS or the sheriff and go to the county JP precinct.
Looking Up Your Citation
Search for your ticket at topics.txcourts.gov/CitationsPublic. Enter your ticket number or your name and date of birth. The system shows the case status and any court date that has been set. For very small counties, calling the County Clerk directly may sometimes be faster than the online tool.
Note: Paying a traffic ticket in Texas equals a guilty plea under Article 27.14(c) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. That conviction reports to Texas DPS and becomes part of your driving history.
Resolving Your Ticket
Pay the fine. Closes the case, but results in a conviction on your record. Simple and done, but something to think about first.
Ask for deferred disposition under Article 45.051. Judge defers the case up to 180 days. Pay court costs and a deferral fee. Stay clean during that time and the ticket gets dismissed. No conviction reported to DPS.
Request defensive driving dismissal under Article 45.0511. Get judge approval first. Complete a state-approved course. Submit the completion certificate and a Type 3A certified driving record from DPS. Case dismissed. Conditions: no DSC in the past 12 months, no CDL, not more than 25 over the limit, not in a work zone.
Warrants and License Holds
Missing your court date in Coke County leads to a capias warrant. In a small county, the JP judge often knows who skipped. The warrant stays active until you address it. Call the court and ask what steps to take.
Texas DPS blocks license renewals for unresolved cases under the OMNI program. Transportation Code Chapter 706 governs this. A $10 surcharge per case is added to your license account. Check holds at texasfailuretoappear.com. Fix the original case with the court first.
State Resources
Order your driving record from the Texas DPS driver license portal. Type 3A ($12 online) is needed for a DSC dismissal. Approved defensive driving providers are at tdlr.texas.gov.
The DPS driver services portal is shown below. It handles record orders and license holds tied to Coke County and other Texas citations.
Use this portal to order the Type 3A certified record needed for a Coke County defensive driving dismissal request.
Nearby Counties
Counties bordering Coke County. Each has its own traffic court system and JP precincts for handling citations in their jurisdiction.