How to Search Greene County Traffic Court Records
Greene County does not run an online citation lookup or an online ticket payment page. The court traffic record lives at the Greene County Justice Court, and the office is reached by phone at 601-394-2347. A caller can confirm the citation number, the charge, the fine and costs, the court date, and whether a court appearance is required. The same number is used to pay a ticket, since the court page says payment is taken over the phone by credit or debit card. There is no public web search that returns a Greene County citation by name, so the phone line and the clerk's counter are the real search tools.
A short list of details makes the call faster. Have the paper citation in hand if it exists, along with the driver name, the date of birth, and the Mississippi driver license number. The issuing agency on the ticket, either the Highway Patrol or the Sheriff, tells the clerk how the case was routed. The court sits in Leakesville and shares a building with the Youth Court.
Greene County Justice Court
416 Main Street, P.O. Box 547
Leakesville, MS 39451
601-394-2347
Fax: 601-394-2114
Judges: Hon. Kerney Kittrell (Post 1), Hon. Shannon Busby (Post 2)
Important: Greene County Justice Court has no online citation payment option, so a ticket is paid over the phone by credit or debit card at 601-394-2347, not through a county website.
Which Courts Handle Traffic Cases in Greene County
Justice Court is the main traffic court for the county. The Greene County Justice Court page says it handles traffic tickets issued by the Mississippi Highway Patrol and the Greene County Sheriff's Department. It also handles public service, gaming, fishing, and marine reserve tickets, along with driving under the influence cases and county ordinance violations. Two elected judges share the bench, Hon. Kerney Kittrell in Post 1 and Hon. Shannon Busby in Post 2.
A traffic case can move beyond Justice Court in a few ways. A driver found guilty in Justice Court may appeal to the Greene County Circuit Court, which hears misdemeanors on appeal from the lower court. A serious charge such as a repeat driving-under-the-influence offense can carry felony exposure that follows the criminal track rather than the simple ticket track. Juvenile traffic matters are handled by the Youth Court at the same Main Street building, and those files are confidential rather than open public records.
The judges hold sessions at the county jail three times each week so that arrested people receive an initial appearance within three days. That schedule matters when a traffic stop turns into an arrest for driving under the influence or for an outstanding warrant.
Types of Greene County Traffic Cases on Record
The county describes a wide mix of cases under the traffic and Justice Court heading. Most are tickets written in the field, but the list reaches past the usual moving violation. The categories below come straight from the Justice Court description of its own work.
- Highway Patrol tickets - citations written by state troopers on Greene County roads and highways.
- Sheriff tickets - citations written by Greene County Sheriff's deputies during stops and patrols.
- Driving under the influence - alcohol or drug impairment cases that carry license and criminal consequences.
- County ordinance violations - local rule breaches that the Justice Court is set up to hear.
- Public service, gaming, fishing, and marine reserve tickets - special citations the court page lists alongside road tickets.
Each of these can leave a court record showing the charge and how the case ended. The driving-under-the-influence cases also feed the state driver record once the court reports the outcome.
What Greene County Traffic Court Records Show
A Greene County traffic file is built around one citation and one driver. The Justice Court does not post a sample screen online, so the clerk reads these details over the phone or at the counter. The fields below are the parts a driver should ask for when checking a ticket.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Citation Number | The number printed on the ticket that the court uses to pull the case. |
| Charge / Statute | The specific traffic offense and the law the officer cited. |
| Court Date | The date set for the hearing or the deadline to respond. |
| Plea / Disposition | The driver's plea and the outcome, such as a guilty plea, dismissal, or finding. |
| Fine and Costs | The amount owed, including the fine and any court costs. |
| Failure-to-Appear Status | A flag set when a driver misses the court date, which can trigger a license hold. |
The fine-and-costs total and the failure-to-appear flag are the two fields drivers ask about most. A missed date is costly because the state can suspend a license until the case is cleared.
Paying or Contesting a Greene County Traffic Ticket
Because there is no online portal, paying or fighting a ticket runs through the Justice Court phone line and counter. The steps below follow the path the county describes for a Highway Patrol or Sheriff citation, from the first call to the final driver-record check.
- Identify the issuing agency on the ticket. Sheriff and Highway Patrol citations route to the Greene County Justice Court.
- Call the Justice Court at 601-394-2347, since there is no online citation payment option.
- Ask for the citation number, the charge, the fine and costs, the court date, and whether an appearance is mandatory.
- To pay, confirm the accepted card details and any convenience fee by phone.
- To contest, ask how to enter a not-guilty plea or how to request a hearing date.
- If the ticket is a driving-under-the-influence or commercial-license matter, treat the court case and the state driver record as separate follow-up items.
- After the case ends, order a driver record from the state if you need to confirm license status or reported convictions.
A not-guilty plea sets the case for a hearing before one of the two Justice Court judges. Keep a note of every payment confirmation, because the court record and the state record update on different timelines.
Greene County Traffic Records vs State Driver Records
Two different files track a Greene County ticket, and people often confuse them. The court traffic record is the case file at Justice Court. The state driver record, also called a motor vehicle record, is kept by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety and shows how convictions affect a license. The Driver Service Bureau explains both records on its main hub, the DPS Driver Records page.
That hub is the starting point for license status, suspensions, and reinstatements that begin with a Greene County ticket. The table below sets the two records side by side so a driver knows which office to call for which question.
| Item | Court Traffic Record | State Driver Record |
|---|---|---|
| Main office | Greene County Justice Court | Mississippi DPS Driver Records |
| Covers | Citation, charge, court date, plea, disposition, fine and costs, failure-to-appear status | Driver history, convictions reported by courts, license status, suspensions and reinstatements |
| Search path | Call or visit the Justice Court; no online citation payment located | Order an MVR online, or request one by mail or in person |
| Fee | Justice Court copy fee not published; clerk copy fees apply | Certified online MVR $14.31; mail or in-person certified copy $11.00 |
| Use for | Paying or contesting a ticket, checking a court date, clearing a failure-to-appear | Insurance, employment, license status, personal driver history |
Ordering a Mississippi Driver Record
The state driver record is the file insurers and employers usually want, and it is the place to confirm whether a Greene County conviction was reported. The Department of Public Safety sells the motor vehicle record online and explains the product on its Motor Vehicle Record page. The online copy is a one-time view that stays available for a short window after purchase.
The purchase needs a driver license to finish, and the record must be printed at the time of purchase to keep a copy. The fields the online MVR purchase asks for are short, and they are listed below.
| Field | Type | Required | Notes / Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver's License | Credential | Yes | The portal says a driver license is needed to complete the purchase. |
| Online MVR purchase | Transaction | Yes | One-time view, accessible up to 24 hours from purchase. |
| Print capability | User step | Yes, to keep a copy | Print from the confirmation page to retain the record. |
The state also routes the online purchase through its government services portal, the MS.gov MVR page, which handles the payment side of the order.
A driver who cannot use the online option can request the record by mail or in person with a signed form. The Driver Privacy Protection Act form, the DPPA-2 request, asks for the items below.
- Driver name and license number - the person whose record is requested.
- Date of birth - used to match the record.
- Record type - the MVR summary or another record choice.
- Requester role and DPPA basis - the consent or permissible-use reason for the request.
- Signature - the form must be notarized.
Public Access Laws for Greene County Traffic Records
Mississippi law ties the court traffic record to the state driver record by requiring courts to report convictions. A Justice Court must keep a full record of vehicle-law cases and send certified abstracts to the Department of Public Safety. That reporting is why a ticket outcome can show up first in the Justice Court file and later on the driver record.
Key Statutes:
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-9-17 - courts must keep a full record of vehicle-law cases and forward certified abstracts to DPS within five days of a conviction.
Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-51 - abstracts are required for traffic convictions with penalties of at least ten dollars so DPS can record them and apply mandatory revocations.
The general open-records framework also applies. Under the Mississippi Public Records Act, published by the Mississippi Ethics Commission at the Public Records Act page, any person may inspect and copy public records under reasonable written procedures, and an office may charge for actual copying costs. A few terms recur across these records and are worth a quick definition.
- Abstract
- The certified summary of a conviction that a court sends to the state driver-record system.
- Disposition
- The outcome of a ticket, such as a guilty plea, a dismissal, or a finding.
- Failure to appear
- A missed court date that can place a hold on a driver license until the case is cleared.
DUI and DWI Cases in Greene County
A driving-under-the-influence charge is more than a ticket. The Justice Court handles these cases, but the impairment charge carries criminal exposure and license penalties that a simple speeding ticket does not. The Department of Public Safety lays out the rules on its DUI Department page, which cites Miss. Code Ann. § 63-11-30 and § 63-11-31.
A first-offense conviction suspends a standard Class R license for 120 days unless the court orders an ignition-interlock-restricted license. The driver must finish the Mississippi Alcohol Safety Education Program and show three years of insurance proof. A refusal to test can suspend a Class R license for 90 days. A second offense within five years can suspend the license for a year, and third or fourth offenses carry felony consequences and long interlock periods. The full case file, charges, and any sentence appear in the Greene County criminal court records.
CDL and Commercial Driver Records
Commercial license holders face stricter rules on the same Greene County ticket. A test refusal on a commercial driver license can suspend that license for a full year, far longer than the 90-day refusal hold on a standard license. The state also tracks medical issues against a commercial license. A driver flagged for a commercial-license medical downgrade pays a separate reinstatement fee to fix the status.
Because convictions follow a commercial driver across states, a CDL holder should confirm both the Justice Court outcome and the state driver record after any traffic case. Note: a single serious or repeat violation can affect a commercial license even when the fine on the ticket looks small.
License Suspension and Reinstatement
A Greene County ticket can lead to a suspension, and clearing it means paying a reinstatement fee to the Department of Public Safety on top of any court fine. The agency lists each fee on its Reinstatement page, and the amount depends on why the license was suspended.
The list below shows the common reinstatement fees a Greene County driver may face after a ticket or a missed court date.
- Suspension citation - $100.
- Failure to appear - $100.
- Failure to pay - $100.
- Driving under the influence - $175.
- Drug-related suspension - $175.
- Child support - $25.
- CDL medical downgrade - $100.
Fees for Greene County Traffic Record Copies
Two offices charge for traffic-related copies, and the price depends on which record is needed. The state sells the driver record at a fixed price. The Justice Court copy fee for a traffic case file is not published in official county sources, so a caller should confirm it with the court before sending payment. Circuit Clerk copy fees offer a useful reference for county clerk pricing.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Driver record, certified online MVR | $14.31 |
| Driver record, mail or in-person certified copy | $11.00 |
| Clerk copy, per page | $1.00 |
| Clerical assistance, per hour | $10.00 |
A driver who only needs to pay a ticket avoids these copy fees entirely and pays the fine over the phone. The copy fees apply when someone needs a certified document for insurance, an employer, or a later court matter. Wider county filings sit in the Greene County court records system.