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 28, 2026.
Burleigh County, North Dakota, has about 103,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Burleigh County is a court case in the Burleigh 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Burleigh County public records, Burleigh County arrest records, Burleigh County warrants, Burleigh County inmate search, Burleigh County criminal records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Burleigh County Goes
Tickets in Burleigh County are split by who wrote them: the Burleigh County District Court for deputies and troopers, the municipal courts for city officers in the cities that run one. A paid ticket, a dismissal and a trial all end up in that court's records.
For Burleigh County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at ndcourts.gov/court-locations/burleigh-county (page title: North Dakota Court System | Burleigh County), phone (701) 222-6690, 514 E. Thayer Ave., Bismarck, ND 58501, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Statewide, North Dakota Courts Records Inquiry is the North Dakota courts' free statewide case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Burleigh County
The Burleigh County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Bismarck and Lincoln write the traffic tickets in Burleigh County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Burleigh County: Bismarck State College (campus police).
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 Burleigh County DUI).
Cities in Burleigh County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the Burleigh County District Court, or to the city's municipal court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Bismarck, Lincoln, Wing and Regan.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Burleigh County?
With the Burleigh County District Court, whose page SearchSystems verified is at ndcourts.gov/court-locations/burleigh-county, phone (701) 222-6690; 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 Burleigh County?
The Burleigh County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Is this the official Burleigh 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.