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Treasure Island, Florida, in Pinellas County, has about 6,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Treasure Island is a court case in the County Court, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and 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 and common questions.
Related guides: Treasure Island public records, Pinellas County traffic tickets, Treasure Island arrest records, Treasure Island warrants, Treasure Island inmate search, Treasure Island criminal records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Treasure Island Goes
A traffic ticket written in Treasure Island is answered in the County Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000. The ticket itself is a court case, and the court's index is the record of it.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courtrecords.mypinellasclerk.gov.
Florida 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 Treasure Island
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Treasure Island (filed by the FBI as Treasure Island Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Treasure Island.
The FBI's agency list also places six state agencies, one other agency, one campus police department and one state police unit in Pinellas County (the arrest records guide names each one); the Highway Patrol in Pinellas County writes the tickets on the state highways.
The Driving Record and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Convictions are reported by the court to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and 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 Florida Department of Highway Safety and 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 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (see Treasure Island DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Treasure Island?
With the County Court.
Who keeps my driving record in Florida?
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Treasure Island?
The County Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000.
Is this the official Treasure Island website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.