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Monroe County, New York, has about 752,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Monroe 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: Monroe County public records, Monroe County arrest records, Monroe County warrants, Monroe County inmate search, Monroe County criminal records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Monroe County Goes
Tickets in Monroe County 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.
Statewide, eCourts is the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily).
Who Writes the Tickets in Monroe County
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Rochester, Brockport, East Rochester, Webster and Fairport write the traffic tickets in Monroe County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Monroe County: the Brockport 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 Monroe County DUI).
Cities in Monroe County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the city, town and village courts.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Monroe County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
- Rochester (207,282)
- East Rochester (6,139)
- Webster (5,787)
- Fairport (5,341)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Monroe 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 Monroe County?
The city, town and village courts, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims.
Is this the official Monroe 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.