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 between September 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
Pendleton, Oregon, in Umatilla County, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Pendleton is a court case in the Umatilla County Circuit Court; a city with a municipal and justice court tries its own, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services. 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.
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Where a Ticket Written in Pendleton Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Pendleton goes to the Umatilla County Circuit Court; one written by city police goes to that city's municipal and justice court where it has one. Either way the ticket 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 courts.oregon.gov/courts/umatilla/records/pages/default.aspx (page title: Oregon Judicial Department : Court Records : Court Records : State of Oregon), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, Oregon eCourt Case Information is the Oregon Judicial Department's online case search, free for basic case information.
Who Writes the Tickets in Pendleton
The Umatilla County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Pendleton (filed by the FBI as Pendleton Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Pendleton.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Umatilla County: the Umatilla County Liquor Commission (state agency); the Umatilla County State Police (state police); the Umatilla County State Police writes the tickets on the state highways.
The Driving Record and the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services
Convictions are reported by the court to the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services, 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 Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services like any other; contesting it means a plea of not guilty entered with the court by the date on the ticket.
A DUII is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before the DMV (see Pendleton DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Pendleton?
With the Umatilla County Circuit Court, whose page SearchSystems verified is at courts.oregon.gov; a ticket from city police goes to the city's municipal and justice court where it has one.
Who keeps my driving record in Oregon?
The Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Pendleton?
The Umatilla County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Is this the official Pendleton website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.