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Fredonia, New York, in Chautauqua County, has about 9,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Fredonia is a court case in the city, town and village courts, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. 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 Fredonia Goes
A traffic ticket written in Fredonia is answered in the city, town and village courts, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims. The ticket itself 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 chautauquacountyny.gov/county-clerk/County-Clerk-1, phone (716) 753-4331.
Statewide, eCourts is the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily).
Who Writes the Tickets in Fredonia
The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Fredonia (filed by the FBI as Fredonia Village Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Fredonia.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Chautauqua County: the Fredonia State University of New York Police (campus police).
The Driving Record and the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, 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 New York State Department of Motor Vehicles like any other; contesting it means a plea of not guilty entered with the court by the date on the ticket.
A DWI is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before the DMV (see Fredonia DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Fredonia?
With the city, town and village courts.
Who keeps my driving record in New York?
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Fredonia?
The city, town and village courts, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims.
Is this the official Fredonia 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.