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Fall River, Massachusetts, in Bristol County, has about 95,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Fall River is a court case in the District Court and Boston Municipal Court, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Massachusetts Registry 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 and common questions.
Related guides: Fall River public records, Bristol County traffic tickets, Fall River arrest records, Fall River warrants, Fall River inmate search, Fall River criminal records, Massachusetts arrest records and Massachusetts inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Fall River Goes
A traffic ticket written in Fall River is answered in the District Court and Boston Municipal Court, which take 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 mass.gov/locations/bristol-county-superior-court, phone (508) 823-6588.
Statewide, masscourts.org is the Massachusetts Trial Court's free online case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Fall River
The Bristol County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Fall River (filed by the FBI as Fall River Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Fall River.
The FBI's agency list also places four campus police departments, one state agency and one state police unit in Bristol County (the arrest records guide names each one); the Bristol County State Police writes the tickets on the state highways.
The Driving Record and the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Massachusetts Registry 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 Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles like any other; contesting it means a plea of not guilty entered with the court by the date on the ticket.
An OUI is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before the Registry of Motor Vehicles (see Fall River DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Fall River?
With the District Court and Boston Municipal Court.
Who keeps my driving record in Massachusetts?
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Fall River?
The District Court and Boston Municipal Court, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000.
Is this the official Fall River 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.