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Pelham, New York, in Westchester County, has about 7,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Pelham 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 Pelham Goes
Tickets in Pelham go to the city, town and village courts, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims. 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 westchesterclerkny.gov/legal-division/search-court-records, phone (914)995-3075.
Statewide, eCourts is the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily).
Who Writes the Tickets in Pelham
The agency that reports for Pelham (filed by the FBI as Pelham Manor Village Police Department) writes the traffic tickets in and around Pelham.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Westchester County: the Westchester County, Hillview New York City Department of Environmental Protection Police and the Westchester County, Croton-Kensico New York City Department of Environmental Police (other agency); the Purchase 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 Pelham DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Pelham?
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 Pelham?
The city, town and village courts, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims.
Is this the official Pelham 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.