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.
St. Lawrence County, New York, has about 106,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in St. Lawrence 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: St. Lawrence County public records, St. Lawrence County arrest records, St. Lawrence County warrants, St. Lawrence County inmate search, St. Lawrence County criminal records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in St. Lawrence County Goes
A traffic ticket written in St. Lawrence 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at stlawco.gov/Departments/CountyClerk/CourtRecords, phone 315-379-2237.
Statewide, eCourts is the Unified Court System's free online case search (WebCivil, WebCrims and WebFamily).
Who Writes the Tickets in St. Lawrence County
The St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Massena, Ogdensburg, Potsdam, Canton, Gouverneur and Norwood write the traffic tickets in St. Lawrence County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in St. Lawrence County: the Potsdam State University of New York Police and the Canton 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 St. Lawrence County DUI).
Cities in St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
- Massena (9,998)
- Ogdensburg (9,282)
- Canton (6,957)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence County?
The city, town and village courts, which take misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims.
Is this the official St. Lawrence 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.