Kenova Court Docket Searches
Kenova publishes no online docket search for its municipal cases. Call Court Clerk Chelsea Ray at 304-453-2206 and have the citation or case number, party name, date, and offense or city context ready.
- Read the issuing court and citation number on the ticket or notice.
- Call Kenova Municipal Court and supply the identifier and party name.
- Ask for the violation, current event, date, time, status, and available record.
- If it is a state citation, use Magistrate Case Record Search and select Wayne.
- Confirm any change directly with the Kenova clerk before appearing.
Kenova Court Records at a Glance
Kenova counted 3,033 residents in the 2020 Census. Municipal Court sits at 1501 Pine Street, Kenova, WV 25530. The official page lists phone 304-453-2206, fax 304-908-1126, and weekday office hours from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
| Kenova detail | Official information |
|---|---|
| Judge | Thomas M. Plymale |
| Court Clerk | Chelsea Ray |
| Assistant | Molly Starr |
| Public search | No form located; contact clerk |
| Payment | Counter, KenovaTix, or nCourt |
The city profile applies to Kenova municipal matters, not general county cases.
Inside the Kenova Municipal Court
Kenova Municipal Court handles city ordinance misdemeanors and traffic matters, per its official page. Property crimes land here only when valued at $1,000 or less. Felony and general civil work belongs to Wayne County. That work stays off this city bench.
The city posts its staff, location, hours, schedules, payment channels, and a dress-code notice. No searchable docket fields appear. For records and calendar questions, the clerk is still the contact.
Kenova's Two Court Nights
Regular Kenova court convenes Mondays at 6 p.m. Trial night falls on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. Check whether your notice points to the weekly session or the monthly trial night before assuming the Monday slot applies.
Confirm the session: Holidays, a continuance, or a case-specific order may change a date, so call with the citation number before travel.
A city schedule is not a Wayne Magistrate or Circuit Court calendar.
Finding Kenova Court Dates
Start with the date printed on the citation. Then ask the Kenova clerk whether that date is an answer date, a regular appearance, trial night, or some other setting, since a later continuance or order controls over the paper. A payment link cannot confirm what happens in the courtroom.
| Date | The current date after any reset or order. |
|---|---|
| Time | Monday 6 p.m. regular court or third-Tuesday 7 p.m. trial night, as applicable. |
| Location | 1501 Pine Street unless the clerk directs otherwise. |
| Judge | Thomas M. Plymale is listed; confirm the presiding official. |
| Setting Type | Regular court, trial night, or another stated event. |
Kenova Ticket Payment Methods
Kenova's official court page lists cash, money order, certified check, and credit card as in-person options. Personal checks are not accepted. For other channels, it points to KenovaTix online and nCourt by phone.
| Method | Route | Caution |
|---|---|---|
| In person | Cash, money order, certified check, credit card | Confirm amount and status |
| Online | KenovaTix | Payment tool, not docket search |
| Phone | nCourt | Have the exact ID ready |
Ask how payment affects the plea and setting before submitting it.
Kenova Traffic Ticket Lookups
A Kenova city citation belongs with the Municipal Court clerk, because the city posts no public docket form. Have the citation ID, party name, violation date, and issuing authority in hand. A state citation, by contrast, belongs in Magistrate Search.
Paying a ticket and contesting it are different responses. Confirm which one you owe and its deadline. The Wayne County traffic court page breaks down the wider split.
Kenova City or State Citation
Read the court named on the paper first. Kenova Municipal Court takes city matters. Wayne County Magistrate Court takes state lower-court citations, misdemeanors, and preliminary matters. Where the stop happened does not pick the database.
If a magistrate search comes up empty, narrow by Wayne location, case type, dates, and role. A citation naming Kenova should go back to the city clerk, not a state payment screen.
How Kenova Cases Reach the County
A matter outside Kenova jurisdiction may be filed in Wayne County Magistrate or Circuit Court. An appeal can open a separate circuit record while the municipal file stays with Kenova.
Docket flow: Kenova Municipal Court › Wayne County lower courts › Wayne County Circuit Court
Use the Wayne County court docket routing table for county cases, and check both records when an appeal is involved.
Preparing a Kenova Clerk Request
Bring the citation or case number, party name, and violation date. Add the exact document or event you need. Ask for the current copy fee as well. Say whether you want a plain or certified copy. Ask the clerk whether the record is public, restricted, archived, or available some other way. The official Kenova Municipal Court page shows the court staff and office hours. Sessions and payment choices appear there too.
That page confirms the right municipal office. It displays no searchable Kenova docket. Before an evening appearance, compare your paper with the Monday session. Also check the third-Tuesday trial night. An arraignment, regular appearance, trial, payment deadline, and compliance review each mean something different. Ask the clerk to repeat the date, time, location, and purpose. Write down the court name. Do not trust an old reminder.
For copies, name the smallest record that helps. A current docket can show whether a later event was entered. The underlying order may be needed to see what the court actually decided. A receipt proves money was processed. It may not state the final status of a charge. If someone else will pick up a copy, ask whether identification or written authorization is required.
Mail and counter procedures can differ. Confirm the mailing address, accepted payment, and any return-postage requirement. Say "certified copy" at the outset when certification matters. An ordinary photocopy is not automatically certified. Ask whether staff will calculate the charge first. If an appeal opened a Wayne County Circuit Court case, request the municipal source record from Kenova. Ask for the appeal docket from the Circuit Clerk.
The Kenova office does not hold every nearby case. A paper naming Wayne County Magistrate Court belongs with the Magistrate Clerk and the statewide search. A circuit caption belongs with the Wayne County Circuit Clerk. Rely on the case heading and issuing authority instead. The stop location or a mailing address routes a request worse.
Confirm weekday office hours and the evening session before visiting.
Who Can See Kenova Court Records
Start with the court clerk. Ask for the public Kenova docket or document you need. Public access does not override juvenile confidentiality, a seal, victim protections, expungement, or personal-identifier rules, so ask whether a public entry or a redacted order can be supplied instead.
Key Rules:
West Virginia Code ยง29B-1-4 presumes access subject to exemptions.
Trial Court Rule 10.04 directs requests to the custodian.
Civil Rule 5.2 illustrates privacy and sealing protections.
A Kenova query starts with the clerk. Give the exact case number first. If that is unavailable, offer the name as printed plus a date range, the issuing agency, and the case type so the clerk can match the municipal file. Ask what the result actually is. It may be a public index, a complete docket, or a single document, and the limits matter. Access restrictions can attach to a category, a document, or a court order. When a full Kenova file cannot be supplied, ask whether a public disposition, a docket entry, or a redacted copy exists. Do not read anything into a missing result. A juvenile, sealed, expunged, or victim-protected file stays closed.
Kenova's payment options settle a money question. They do not settle every court-status question. Confirm the balance and the payment route with the court, then ask whether paying affects an appearance, a plea, or a later session. Keep the receipt. Compare it with the docket whenever legal status matters. An appeal changes where the record lives. Preserve the Kenova number and obtain the Wayne County Circuit Court number, because the city clerk keeps the original citation and municipal entries while the Circuit Clerk maintains the appeal docket. A complete procedural account can require both files.
Plan a Kenova visit around the clerk's weekday hours, not the evening court session alone. Confirm the file will be available, whether an appointment helps for older material, and which forms of payment the clerk takes for copies. The fax number is one contact route. Call first to verify the court accepts records requests by fax before sending one. Read Kenova entries as a chronology. A citation begins the trail. A scheduled appearance shows an intended event, a continuance moves it, and a signed disposition records the outcome. No entry substitutes for another. If a portal or receipt supplies only one point in that sequence, ask the clerk for the docket and the controlling order.
A name match is not proof of identity. Kenova staff can separate similar names with the case number, dates, and issuing agency. Leave sensitive data out of a public request: no full Social Security numbers, complete birth dates, or account numbers. Ask the clerk what minimum identification is needed. Confirm every Kenova date close to the event. A holiday, continuance, or case-specific order can displace the weekly pattern. Ask whether the setting is regular court or trial night. Ask whether new written notice was issued, and verify directly with the court.
Kenova Regular Court and Trial Night Differ
Kenova holds regular court on Mondays at 6 p.m. Trial night runs the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. A citation or later order decides the session. Confirm the active date and event with the Kenova clerk, especially near a holiday or after a continuance. Not every municipal case belongs on the weekly schedule.