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 October 1, 2026.
Williams County, North Dakota, has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Williams County is a court case in the Williams 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: Williams County public records, Williams County arrest records, Williams County warrants, Williams County inmate search, Williams County criminal records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Williams County Goes
Tickets in Williams County are split by who wrote them: the Williams 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at ndcourts.gov/court-locations/williams-county (page title: North Dakota Court System | Williams County), phone (701) 774-4374, 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 Williams County
The Williams County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Williston, Tioga and Ray write the traffic tickets in Williams 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 Williams County DUI).
Cities in Williams County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the Williams 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 Williams County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own traffic tickets guide opens there:
- Williston (28,821)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Williams County?
With the Williams County District Court, whose page SearchSystems verified is at ndcourts.gov/court-locations/williams-county, phone (701) 774-4374; 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 Williams County?
The Williams County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Is this the official Williams 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.