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West Hazleton, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County, has about 5,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in West Hazleton 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 West Hazleton Goes
A traffic ticket written in West Hazleton 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 luzernecounty.org/172/Clerk-of-Courts, phone 570.825.1585.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Who Writes the Tickets in West Hazleton
The Sheriff's Department | Luzerne County, PA and the agency that reports for West Hazleton (filed by the FBI as West Hazleton Police Department) write the traffic tickets in and around West Hazleton.
The FBI's agency list also places four campus police departments, six other agencies, four state agencies and one state police unit in Luzerne County (the arrest records guide names each one); the Luzerne County State Police writes the tickets on the state highways.
The Driving Record and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
The driving record is a separate document from the court file. It is kept by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 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 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 West Hazleton DUI).
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from West Hazleton?
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 West Hazleton?
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 West Hazleton 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.