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 24, 2026.
Nez Perce County, Idaho, has about 43,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Nez Perce County is a court case in the Magistrate Division, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Idaho Transportation Department Division 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.
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Where a Ticket Written in Nez Perce County Goes
A traffic ticket written in Nez Perce County is answered in the Magistrate Division, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims, probate and divorces. 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 co.nezperce.id.us/Elected-Officials/Clerk-Auditor/District-Court/Ci..., phone 208-743-1535.
Statewide, iCourt Portal is the Idaho courts' free statewide case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Nez Perce County
The Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Lewiston write the traffic tickets in Nez Perce County.
The Driving Record and the Idaho Transportation Department Division of Motor Vehicles
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Idaho Transportation Department Division of Motor Vehicles, which adds each conviction the court reports and handles suspensions; the court does not issue driving records.
Paying a ticket is a conviction, reported to the Idaho Transportation Department Division 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 Idaho Transportation Department (see Nez Perce County DUI).
Cities in Nez Perce County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the Magistrate Division.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Nez Perce County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
- Lewiston (34,693)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Nez Perce County?
With the Magistrate Division.
Who keeps my driving record in Idaho?
The Idaho Transportation Department Division of Motor Vehicles. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Nez Perce County?
The Magistrate Division, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims, probate and divorces.
Is this the official Nez Perce 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.