Traffic Case Records in Moore County
Which clerk holds your case depends on the paper. Dumas, Cactus, and Sunray municipal courts each keep fine-only city traffic and ordinance cases. JP Precinct 1 takes Dumas-area justice-court traffic matters at 119 W 5th, reachable at 806-935-3920. For the Sunray area, JP Precinct 2 sits at 116 E 5th. The phone is 806-948-5362. A ticket written on a state highway does not settle the question on its own. The court named on the citation controls. A Moore County traffic docket may list the citation, the charge, the plea, settings and resets, payments, a judgment, a dismissal, or another disposition. A payment portal often shows just a balance and a pay button, nothing more. Ask the court clerk for the full docket or a certified disposition.
Moore County Traffic Ticket Lookups
Each city takes a different online approach for a Moore County docket search. Dumas points to a TrafficPayment service without publishing what fields it asks for. Cactus links nCourt, which accepts either a citation number or a case number. Sunray offers no city portal, so call the clerk. LGS serves county-held records only, and re:SearchTX works as a statewide fallback, though Moore coverage is not guaranteed.
- Read the issuing court and exact number from the ticket.
- Use that court's official citation portal when available.
- Call the court when the ticket is absent or no portal exists.
- Visit the counter or ask about a written or mail request.
- Confirm the date, plea status, amount, and copy type with the clerk.
Cactus Traffic Search Fields
The Cactus nCourt portal gives you two ways in: Citation/Ticket Number or Case/Cause Number. Letters may be part of the number. Drop any leading zero if the search fails. Give it five days after the citation date before paying online.
| Control | Published detail |
|---|---|
| Search mode | Citation/ticket or case/cause number |
| Input | Enter Citation/Case Number |
| Tabs | Terms, Payment, Receipt, Record Search |
| Timing | Wait five days after citation |
The official Cactus government page carries the link to that service. Its record-search tab is not a daily calendar, and it does not promise a full document archive.
Traffic Court Dates in Moore County
Your first checkpoint is the appearance date printed on the citation. Confirm it with the issuing court, because a later signed order controls. Ask what the setting actually is. It could be an appearance, a plea deadline, a pretrial hearing, or a trial. Portal dates go stale quickly after a reset or continuance.
| Citation Number | letter + printed number |
|---|---|
| Court | Named municipal or JP custodian |
| Date & Time | Appearance or hearing, subject to orders |
| Setting | Plea, pretrial, or trial |
| Status | Confirm current label with clerk |
Paying a Ticket vs Fighting It
Paying a ticket and contesting it are separate court choices. Follow the instructions from the court named on your citation. Before you assume you qualify, ask about a not-guilty plea, a trial, deferred disposition, or a driving-safety course. Keep the receipt. Then check the final docket status.
| Paying the Ticket | Contesting the Ticket |
|---|---|
| Use the approved portal, mail, or counter route. | Enter the plea by the court's stated method. |
| Confirm how payment disposes of the case. | Confirm the hearing date and attendance rule. |
| Keep the receipt. | Track later orders and resets. |
Missed date: Contact the issuing court at once. Do not rely on an old portal result to determine the present status.
Two Records: Court File and Driver File
Two different files exist for every traffic case. The municipal or JP clerk holds the court file, which shows the citation case, settings, plea, and disposition. Texas DPS keeps the driving record, which holds your state driving history. One cannot substitute for the other.
| Court Traffic Record | Driver Record | |
|---|---|---|
| Kept By | Issuing court clerk | Texas DPS |
| Shows | Citation, settings, plea, disposition | State driving history |
| How to Get It | Court portal, phone, counter, or request | DPS record service |
Traffic Record Copy Fees
Ticket fines, portal charges, time-payment fees, and copy fees are all separate costs. Cactus adds a $25 time-payment fee if a citation is not paid in full within 30 days. The city does not publish vendor processing, plain-copy, or certified-disposition charges, so ask the clerk for a current quote.
| Item | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Plain copy | Confirm | Ask issuing clerk |
| Certified disposition | Confirm | State certification expressly |
| Cactus time-payment | $25 | After 30 days if unpaid in full |
Moore Traffic Portal Limits
The Dumas services page links citation payment but tells you nothing about search fields. When the page loops back to a pay screen, call Dumas Municipal Court at 806-935-3158. Sunray has no city lookup. Dial 806-948-5362 and say whether you need municipal court or JP2. The DPS THP lookup asks for a license or ID number, birth date, first name, and last name. It returns court contact details for recent patrol citations, not a court record.
Moore Municipal Case Context
OCA FY 2025 reports count 3,127 municipal criminal cases added in Dumas. Cactus added 324, and Sunray added 78. Those municipal categories cover fine-only work. They are not felony totals, and they do not count unique people. An aggregate report will never answer a question about your one ticket. Go to the city or JP clerk for the case itself. With the citation number and court name, request a docket, a plain copy, or a certified disposition. The right office beats a broad name search every time.
Dumas Traffic Record Fallback
Dumas Municipal Court sits at 124 E 7th, Dumas, Texas 79029. The main number is 806-935-3158, and the official directory lists fax 806-935-5548. The city posts a payment link. That interface offers no public chronological docket, no document images, no calendar, no posted court hours, and no certified-copy prices. Call the municipal clerk when the link redirects or shows only a payment function. A Dumas-area ticket can also belong to JP Precinct 1 instead. That office sits at 119 W 5th and answers at 806-935-3920. Do not send a JP citation to the municipal clerk just because the stop happened in Dumas. The issuing court named on the paper controls the search. It also controls the setting confirmation, the plea route, and any record request.
Sunray Court Name Check
Sunray traffic cases in Moore County can land in one of two courts. The municipal directory and the county JP2 page both point to 116 E 5th and 806-948-5362. That address and phone serve two different offices. One is Sunray Municipal Court and the other is Justice of the Peace Precinct 2. The city posts no online case portal or public docket, so start with a call. Say which court the citation names and go from there.
City Hall sits at 415 Main Street, and the phone is 806-948-4111. Hours run Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Meeting minutes there are civic records, not traffic dockets. When you call, ask for a municipal court case record. Also ask for the current appearance date, plea instructions, or a certified disposition. Be clear about what you need. And do not assume the JP2 Certified Payments link takes a city citation.
Reading a Moore Traffic Entry
A Moore County traffic entry tells a story in pieces. The charge is only an allegation. The plea is the response to it. A setting names the date court action is planned. A reset simply moves that date. The disposition is where the court records how it resolved the matter. Payment may show up as one event in that chronology. But a receipt alone may not state the final legal result.
Some portals show nothing but a balance. When that happens, check whether another public index lists the filings and settings. For anything formal, ask the issuing clerk for the exact order or a certified disposition. Give the citation number, the court, the defendant name, and the document you want. Settle cost, delivery, and turnaround before any money changes hands.
Moore Traffic Copy Checklist
A written records request works best when it is specific. Include the full citation or cause number and the issuing court. Add the name on the case, an approximate date, and the exact item sought. Say whether you need an uncertified plain copy or a clerk-certified disposition. Ask the court to quote search, page, certification, mailing, and payment charges separately. A ticket balance is not a records fee. If access is limited, ask which rule or order applies and whether a redacted public copy can be released.