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 between September 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
Pittsburg, Kansas, in Crawford County, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Pittsburg is a court case in the Crawford County District Court; a city with a municipal court tries its own, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Kansas Department of Revenue Division of 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.
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Where a Ticket Written in Pittsburg Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Pittsburg goes to the Crawford County District Court; one written by city police goes to that city's municipal court where it has one. Either way the ticket 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 crawfordcountykansas.org/court-case-info.html (page title: Court Case Info | CRAWFORD COUNTY, KS), phone 620-724-6115, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, Kansas District Court Public Access Portal is the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Pittsburg
The Crawford County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Pittsburg (filed by the FBI as Pittsburg Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Pittsburg.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Crawford County: Pittsburg State University (campus police); the Kansas Crossing Casino Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission (state agency).
The Driving Record and the Kansas Department of Revenue Division of Vehicles
Convictions are reported by the court to the Kansas Department of Revenue Division of 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 Kansas Department of Revenue Division of 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 Division of Vehicles (see Pittsburg DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Pittsburg?
With the Crawford County District Court, whose page SearchSystems verified is at crawfordcountykansas.org/court-case-info.html, phone 620-724-6115; a ticket from city police goes to the city's municipal court where it has one.
Who keeps my driving record in Kansas?
The Kansas Department of Revenue Division of Vehicles. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Pittsburg?
The Crawford County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Is this the official Pittsburg 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.