Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
St. Paul, Minnesota, in Ramsey County, has about 307,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in St. Paul is a court case in the Ramsey County District Court, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services. 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: St. Paul public records, Ramsey County traffic tickets, St. Paul arrest records, St. Paul warrants, St. Paul inmate search, St. Paul criminal records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in St. Paul Goes
Tickets in St. Paul go to the Ramsey County District Court. A paid ticket, a dismissal and a trial all end up in that court's records.
Statewide, Minnesota Court Records Online is the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in St. Paul
The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for St. Paul (filed by the FBI as St. Paul Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around St. Paul.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Ramsey County: the State Patrol at Oakdale (state police); the Capitol Security, St. Paul and the Minnesota State Fair Police (state agency); the State Patrol at Oakdale writes the tickets on the state highways.
The Spring Lake Park Police Department and the St. Anthony Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Ramsey County, so their arrests are not broken out for Ramsey County here.
The Driving Record and the Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services
Convictions are reported by the court to the Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services, 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 Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services like any other; contesting it means a plea of not guilty entered with the court by the date on the ticket.
A DWI is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before Driver and Vehicle Services (see St. Paul DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from St. Paul?
With the Ramsey County District Court.
Who keeps my driving record in Minnesota?
The Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in St. Paul?
The Ramsey County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Is this the official St. Paul 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.