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Nassau County, New York, has about 1.4 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Nassau 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: Nassau County public records, Nassau County arrest records, Nassau County warrants, Nassau County criminal records, Nassau County court records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Nassau County Goes
Tickets in Nassau 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 Nassau County
The Nassau County Police Department and the agencies that report for Hempstead, Freeport, Long Beach, Glen Cove, Rockville Centre, Garden City and 15 more cities write the traffic tickets in Nassau County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Nassau County: United States Merchant Marine Academy and the Old Westbury 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 Nassau County DUI).
Cities in Nassau 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 Nassau County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
- Hempstead (59,569)
- Freeport (44,028)
- Valley Stream (40,232)
- Long Beach (34,777)
- Glen Cove (28,088)
- Garden City (22,993)
- Lynbrook (20,684)
- Westbury (15,871)
- Malverne (8,464)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Nassau 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 Nassau County?
The city, town and village courts, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims.
Is this the official Nassau 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.