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Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, in Lawrence County, has about 7,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Ellwood City is a court case in the Magisterial District Courts, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 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 Ellwood City Goes
A traffic ticket written in Ellwood City is answered in the Magisterial District Courts, which take traffic tickets, summary offenses, small claims and preliminary hearings; Philadelphia has the Municipal Court instead. 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 lawrencecountypa.gov/courts/central-courts, phone (724) 656-2290.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Ellwood City
The Lawrence County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Ellwood City (filed by the FBI as Ellwood City Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around Ellwood City.
The FBI's agency list also places two state agencies, one state police unit and one other agency in Lawrence County (the arrest records guide names each one); the Lawrence County State Police writes the tickets on the state highways.
The Driving Record and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Convictions are reported by the court to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 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 Pennsylvania Department of Transportation like any other; contesting it means a plea of not guilty entered with the court by the date on the ticket.
A DUI is a criminal charge rather than a ticket, with its own license case before PennDOT (see Ellwood City DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Ellwood City?
With the Magisterial District Courts.
Who keeps my driving record in Pennsylvania?
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Ellwood City?
The Magisterial District Courts, which take traffic tickets, summary offenses, small claims and preliminary hearings; Philadelphia has the Municipal Court instead.
Is this the official Ellwood City 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.