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 on September 23, 2026.
Cortland County, New York, has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Cortland 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Cortland County public records, Cortland County arrest records, Cortland County warrants, Cortland County inmate search, Cortland County criminal records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Cortland County Goes
A traffic ticket written in Cortland 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.
For Cortland County, SearchSystems opened and checked the city, town and village courts page at cortlandcountyny.gov/173/Courts-Supreme-County (page title: Supreme & County Courts | Cortland County, NY), phone 607-753-5021, 46 Greenbush Street, #B5 Cortland, NY 13045, Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm, 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 Cortland County
The Cortland County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Cortland write the traffic tickets in Cortland County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Cortland County: the Cortland State University of New York Police (campus police).
The Driving Record and the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
Convictions are reported by the court to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, which keeps the driving record and decides on points and suspensions. Order the driving record from that agency, not from the court.
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 Cortland County DUI).
Cities in Cortland County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the city, town and village courts.
The cities and towns in the county are Cortland, Homer, McGraw and Marathon.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Cortland County?
With the city, town and village courts, whose page SearchSystems verified is at cortlandcountyny.gov, phone 607-753-5021.
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 Cortland County?
The city, town and village courts, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims.
Is this the official Cortland 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.