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Middlesex County, Massachusetts, has about 1.7 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Middlesex 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.
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Where a Ticket Written in Middlesex County Goes
Tickets in Middlesex 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/search-court-dockets-calendars-and-case-information.
Statewide, masscourts.org is the Massachusetts Trial Court's free online case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Middlesex County
The Middlesex Sheriff's Office, MA | Official Website and the agencies that report for Cambridge, Lowell, Newton, Somerville, Framingham, Malden and seven more cities write the traffic tickets in Middlesex County.
The FBI's agency list also places 12 campus police departments, one state agency and one state police unit in Middlesex County (the arrest records guide names each one); the Middlesex County State Police writes the tickets on the state highways.
The Driving Record and the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles
Convictions are reported by the court to the Massachusetts Registry of 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 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 Middlesex County DUI).
Cities in Middlesex County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the District Court and Boston Municipal Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Middlesex County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own traffic tickets guide opens there:
- Cambridge (121,186)
- Lowell (120,418)
- Newton (90,700)
- Somerville (82,149)
- Framingham (73,361)
- Malden (66,693)
- Medford (59,898)
- Everett (51,825)
- Woburn (43,895)
- Marlborough (42,169)
- Watertown (35,985)
- Melrose (29,938)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Middlesex 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 Middlesex 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 Middlesex 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.