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.
Broward County, Florida, has about 2.0 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Broward County 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Broward County public records, Broward County arrest records, Broward County warrants, Broward County inmate search, Broward County criminal records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Broward County Goes
Tickets in Broward County go to the County Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000. A paid ticket, a dismissal and a trial all end up in that court's records.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at browardclerk.org/web2, phone (954) 831-6565.
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 Broward County
The Broward County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Miramar, Coral Springs, Pompano Beach and 24 more cities write the traffic tickets in Broward County.
The FBI's agency list also places three other agencies, six state agencies and one state police unit in Broward County (the arrest records guide names each one); the Highway Patrol in Broward 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 Broward County DUI).
Cities in Broward County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the County Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Broward County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own traffic tickets guide opens there:
- Pembroke Pines (179,326)
- Hollywood (159,073)
- Miramar (143,242)
- Coral Springs (140,808)
- Pompano Beach (118,104)
- Davie (112,052)
- Plantation (100,694)
- Sunrise (100,128)
- Deerfield Beach (90,507)
- Lauderhill (76,627)
- Tamarac (75,147)
- Weston (70,674)
- Margate (60,650)
- Coconut Creek (59,721)
- North Lauderdale (46,335)
- Oakland Park (45,771)
- Parkland (39,700)
- Lauderdale Lakes (37,333)
- West Park (15,641)
- Wilton Manors (11,788)
- Lighthouse Point (10,878)
- Pembroke Park (6,544)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Broward County?
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 Broward County?
The County Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000.
Is this the official Broward 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.