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Barnstable County, Massachusetts, has about 233,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Barnstable County 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Barnstable County public records, Barnstable County arrest records, Barnstable County warrants, Barnstable County inmate search, Barnstable County criminal records, Massachusetts arrest records and Massachusetts inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Barnstable County Goes
Tickets in Barnstable County go to the District Court and Boston Municipal Court, which take 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 mass.gov/locations/barnstable-district-court, phone (508) 375-6778.
Statewide, masscourts.org is the Massachusetts Trial Court's free online case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Barnstable County
The Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office - MA POST Commission and the agency that reports for Barnstable Town write the traffic tickets in Barnstable County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Barnstable County: Cape Cod Community College (campus police); the Barnstable County State Police (state police); the Barnstable 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 Barnstable County DUI).
Cities in Barnstable County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the District Court and Boston Municipal Court.
The one city in the county is Barnstable Town.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Barnstable County?
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 Barnstable County?
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 Barnstable 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.