Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Sherwood, Oregon, in Washington County, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Sherwood is a court case in the Washington 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.
Related guides: Sherwood public records, Washington County traffic tickets, Sherwood arrest records, Sherwood warrants, Sherwood inmate search, Sherwood criminal records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Sherwood Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Sherwood goes to the Washington 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/washington/records/pages/default.aspx (page title: Oregon Judicial Department : Court Records | Home : Court Records : State of Oregon), 150 N 1st Avenue, Rm. 110J Hillsboro, OR 97124, 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 Sherwood
The Washington County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Sherwood (filed by the FBI as Sherwood Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Sherwood.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Washington County: the Washington County Liquor Commission (state agency); the Hillsboro School District (other agency); the Washington County State Police (state police); the Washington County State Police writes the tickets on the state highways.
The Portland Police Department and the Lake Oswego Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Washington County, so their arrests are not broken out for Washington County here.
The Driving Record and the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services, which adds each conviction the court reports and handles suspensions; the court does not issue driving records.
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 Sherwood DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Sherwood?
With the Washington 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 Sherwood?
The Washington County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Is this the official Sherwood 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.