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Garrett County, Maryland, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Garrett County is a court case in the District Court of Maryland, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. 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 Garrett County Goes
A traffic ticket written in Garrett County is answered in the District Court of Maryland, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, landlord-tenant cases and civil claims up to $30,000. 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 mdcourts.gov/courtsdirectory/garrett, phone 301-334-1937.
Statewide, Maryland Judiciary Case Search is the free statewide case search of every Maryland court.
Who Writes the Tickets in Garrett County
The Garrett County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Oakland write the traffic tickets in Garrett County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Garrett County: the Garrett County State Police (state police); the Garrett County State Police writes the tickets on the state highways.
The Driving Record and the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, 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 Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration 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 Motor Vehicle Administration (see Garrett County DUI).
Cities in Garrett County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the District Court of Maryland.
The cities and towns in the county are Mountain Lake Park, Oakland, Grantsville, Loch Lynn Heights, Friendsville, Accident, Deer Park and Kitzmiller.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Garrett County?
With the District Court of Maryland.
Who keeps my driving record in Maryland?
The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Garrett County?
The District Court of Maryland, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, landlord-tenant cases and civil claims up to $30,000.
Is this the official Garrett 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.