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 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
Jamestown, North Dakota, in Stutsman County, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Jamestown is a court case in the Stutsman County District Court; a city with a municipal court tries its own, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the North Dakota Department of Transportation. 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.
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Where a Ticket Written in Jamestown Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Jamestown goes to the Stutsman County District Court; one written by city police goes to that city's municipal court where it has one. Either way the ticket 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 ndcourts.gov/court-locations/stutsman-county (page title: North Dakota Court System | Stutsman County), phone 701-253-6243, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, North Dakota Courts Records Inquiry is the North Dakota courts' free statewide case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Jamestown
The Stutsman County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Jamestown (filed by the FBI as Jamestown Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Jamestown.
The Driving Record and the North Dakota Department of Transportation
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the North Dakota Department of Transportation, 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 North Dakota Department of Transportation 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 Department of Transportation (see Jamestown DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Jamestown?
With the Stutsman County District Court, whose page SearchSystems verified is at ndcourts.gov/court-locations/stutsman-county, phone 701-253-6243; a ticket from city police goes to the city's municipal court where it has one.
Who keeps my driving record in North Dakota?
The North Dakota Department of Transportation. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Jamestown?
The Stutsman County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Is this the official Jamestown 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.