Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.
Lassen County, California, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Lassen County is a court case in the Superior Court of California, County of Lassen, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the California Department of Motor Vehicles. 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.
Related guides: Lassen County public records, Lassen County arrest records, Lassen County warrants, Lassen County criminal records, Lassen County court records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Lassen County Goes
A traffic ticket written in Lassen County is answered in the Superior Court of California, County of Lassen. The ticket itself is a court case, and the court's index is the record of it.
For Lassen County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at lassen.courts.ca.gov (page title: Superior Court of California | County of Lassen), phone (530) 251-8205, 2610 Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130, Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
California 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 Lassen County
The Lassen County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Susanville write the traffic tickets in Lassen County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Lassen County: Union Pacific Railroad in Lassen County (other agency); California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection at Lassen-Modoc (state agency); the Highway Patrol's Susanville Area Office (state police); the Highway Patrol's Susanville Area Office writes the tickets on the state highways.
The Driving Record and the California Department of Motor Vehicles
Convictions are reported by the court to the California Department of Motor Vehicles, 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 California Department of Motor Vehicles like any other; contesting it means a plea of not guilty entered with the court by the date on the ticket.
A DUI is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before the DMV.
Cities in Lassen County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the Superior Court of California, County of Lassen.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Lassen County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own traffic tickets guide opens there:
- Susanville (12,359)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Lassen County?
With the Superior Court of California, County of Lassen, whose page SearchSystems verified is at lassen.courts.ca.gov, phone (530) 251-8205.
Who keeps my driving record in California?
The California Department of Motor Vehicles. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Lassen County?
The Superior Court of California, County of Lassen, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Is this the official Lassen 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.