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.
Cass County, North Dakota, has about 201,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Cass County is a court case in the Cass 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: Cass County public records, Cass County arrest records, Cass County warrants, Cass County inmate search, Cass County criminal records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Cass County Goes
Tickets in Cass County are split by who wrote them: the Cass 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 Cass County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at casscountynd.gov/our-county/courts (page title: Courts | Cass County, ND), phone (701) 451-6900, 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 Cass County
The Cass County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Fargo and West Fargo write the traffic tickets in Cass County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Cass County: North Dakota State University (campus police).
The Driving Record and the North Dakota Department of Transportation
Convictions are reported by the court to the North Dakota Department of Transportation, 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 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 Cass County DUI).
Cities in Cass County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the Cass County District Court, or to the city's municipal court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Cass County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own traffic tickets guide opens there:
- Fargo (136,285)
- West Fargo (41,027)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Cass County?
With the Cass County District Court, whose page SearchSystems verified is at casscountynd.gov/our-county/courts, phone (701) 451-6900; 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 Cass County?
The Cass County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Is this the official Cass 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.