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 on September 24, 2026.
Ramsey County, North Dakota, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Ramsey County is a court case in the Ramsey 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: Ramsey County public records, Ramsey County arrest records, Ramsey County warrants, Ramsey County inmate search, Ramsey County criminal records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Ramsey County Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Ramsey County goes to the Ramsey 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/ramsey-county (page title: North Dakota Court System | Ramsey County), phone 701-662-1309, 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 Ramsey County
The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Devils Lake write the traffic tickets in Ramsey County.
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 Ramsey County DUI).
Cities in Ramsey County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the Ramsey County District Court, or to the city's municipal court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Devils Lake, Edmore, Crary, Starkweather, Brocket, Hampden and Lawton.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Ramsey County?
With the Ramsey County District Court, whose page SearchSystems verified is at ndcourts.gov/court-locations/ramsey-county, phone 701-662-1309; 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 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.