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 24, 2026.
Union County, Oregon, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Union County is a court case in the Union 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Union County public records, Union County arrest records, Union County warrants, Union County inmate search, Union County criminal records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Union County Goes
Tickets in Union County are split by who wrote them: the Union County Circuit Court for deputies and troopers, the municipal and justice courts for city officers in the cities that run one. A paid ticket, a dismissal and a trial all end up in that court's records.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.oregon.gov/courts/union/records/pages/default.aspx (page title: Oregon Judicial Department : Court Records | Home : 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 Union County
The Union County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for La Grande write the traffic tickets in Union County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Union County: the Union County Liquor Commission (state agency); the Union County State Police (state police); the Union County State Police writes the tickets on the state highways.
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 Union County DUI).
Cities in Union County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the Union County Circuit Court, or to the city's municipal and justice court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are La Grande, Union, Elgin, Island City, Cove, North Powder, Imbler and Summerville.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Union County?
With the Union 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 Union County?
The Union County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Is this the official Union 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.