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 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
Olean, New York, in Cattaraugus County, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Olean 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 Olean Goes
A traffic ticket written in Olean 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.
For Cattaraugus County, SearchSystems opened and checked the city, town and village courts page at cattco.gov/courts (page title: Cattaraugus County Court System | Cattaraugus County Website), phone 716-379-6614, 0449 Hon. Terrance M. Parker 303 Court Street - 2nd Floor, Little Valley, NY 14755, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026; that page belongs to the court that takes the tickets.
Statewide, eCourts is the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily).
Who Writes the Tickets in Olean
The Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Olean (filed by the FBI as Olean Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Olean.
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 Olean DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Olean?
With the city, town and village courts, whose page SearchSystems verified is at cattco.gov/courts, phone 716-379-6614.
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 Olean?
The city, town and village courts, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims.
Is this the official Olean 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.