Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between October 1, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Bronx County, New York, has about 1.4 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Bronx County 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.
Related guides: Bronx County public records, Bronx County arrest records, Bronx County warrants, Bronx County criminal records, Bronx County divorce records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Bronx County Goes
A traffic ticket written in Bronx County 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.
Statewide, eCourts is the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily).
Who Writes the Tickets in Bronx County
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Bronx County: the Maritime State University of New York Police (campus police).
The New York City Police Department polices all five boroughs of New York City, Bronx County among them, and reports its arrests to the FBI as one agency, so they are not broken out for Bronx County here.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Bronx County?
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 Bronx County?
The city, town and village courts, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims.
Is this the official Bronx 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.