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.
Ramsey County, Minnesota, has about 542,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Ramsey County 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Ramsey County public records, Ramsey County arrest records, Ramsey County warrants, Ramsey County inmate search, Ramsey County criminal records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Ramsey County Goes
A traffic ticket written in Ramsey County is answered in the Ramsey County District Court. The ticket itself is a court case, and the court's index is the record of it.
Statewide, Minnesota Court Records Online is the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Ramsey County
The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for St. Paul, Maplewood, Roseville, White Bear Lake, New Brighton, Mounds View and one more cities write the traffic tickets in Ramsey County.
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
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services, 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 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 Ramsey County DUI).
Cities in Ramsey County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the Ramsey County District Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Ramsey County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own traffic tickets guide opens there:
- St. Paul (307,465)
- Maplewood (40,142)
- Shoreview (26,939)
- New Brighton (22,374)
- Mounds View (12,841)
- Falcon Heights (5,002)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Ramsey County?
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 Ramsey County?
The Ramsey County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Is this the official Ramsey 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.