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 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Prince George's County, Maryland, has about 967,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Prince George's 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.
Related guides: Prince George's County public records, Prince George's County arrest records, Prince George's County warrants, Prince George's County inmate search, Prince George's County criminal records, Maryland arrest records and Maryland inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Prince George's County Goes
A traffic ticket written in Prince George's 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.
For Prince George's County, SearchSystems opened and checked the District Court of Maryland page at mdcourts.gov/non-mdec/pgpubliccases (page title: Public Cases Created by Prince George's County Courts | Maryland Courts), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026; that page belongs to the court that takes the tickets.
Statewide, Maryland Judiciary Case Search is the free statewide case search of every Maryland court.
Who Writes the Tickets in Prince George's County
The Prince George's County Police Department and the agencies that report for Bowie, Laurel, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, New Carrollton, Bladensburg and 18 more cities write the traffic tickets in Prince George's County.
The FBI's agency list also places three campus police departments, one other agency and one state police unit in Prince George's County (the arrest records guide names each one); the Prince Georges 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 Prince George's County DUI).
Cities in Prince George's County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the District Court of Maryland.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Prince George's County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own traffic tickets guide opens there:
- Bowie (58,421)
- College Park (34,667)
- Greenbelt (24,843)
- New Carrollton (13,645)
- Bladensburg (9,635)
- Riverdale Park (7,296)
- Cheverly (6,125)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Prince George's County?
With the District Court of Maryland, whose page SearchSystems verified is at mdcourts.gov/non-mdec/pgpubliccases.
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 Prince George's 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 Prince George's 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.