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 23, 2026.
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, has about 48,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Bedford County 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Bedford County public records, Bedford County arrest records, Bedford County warrants, Bedford County inmate search, Bedford County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Bedford County Goes
Tickets in Bedford County go to the Magisterial District Courts, which take traffic tickets, summary offenses, small claims and preliminary hearings; Philadelphia has the Municipal Court instead. A paid ticket, a dismissal and a trial all end up in that court's records.
For Bedford County, SearchSystems opened and checked the Magisterial District Courts page at pacourts.us/courts/courts-of-common-pleas/individual-county-courts/... (page title: Bedford County | Individual County Courts | Courts of Common Pleas | Courts | Unified Judicial System of Penns), phone 814-623-4812, 200 S. Juliana Street Bedford, PA 15522, Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026; that page belongs to the court that takes the tickets.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Bedford County
The Bedford County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Bedford, Everett and Saxton write the traffic tickets in Bedford County.
The FBI's agency list also places four state agencies and one state police unit in Bedford County (the arrest records guide names each one); the Bedford 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 Bedford County DUI).
Cities in Bedford County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the Magisterial District Courts.
The cities and towns in the county are Bedford, Everett, Hyndman, Saxton, Schellsburg, Manns Choice, Woodbury, New Paris, Hopewell, Rainsburg and St. Clairsville.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Bedford County?
With the Magisterial District Courts, whose page SearchSystems verified is at pacourts.us, phone 814-623-4812.
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 Bedford County?
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 Bedford 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.