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 on September 23, 2026.
Clarion County, Pennsylvania, has about 37,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Clarion 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: Clarion County public records, Clarion County arrest records, Clarion County warrants, Clarion County inmate search, Clarion County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Clarion County Goes
Tickets in Clarion 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.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at co.clarion.pa.us/government/courts/court_of_common_pleas/index.php, phone (814) 226-9351.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Clarion County
The Clarion County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Clarion and Knox write the traffic tickets in Clarion County.
The FBI's agency list also places one state police unit, four state agencies, one campus police department and one other agency in Clarion County (the arrest records guide names each one); the Clarion County State Police writes the tickets on the state highways.
The Emlenton Borough Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Clarion County, so its arrests are not broken out for Clarion County here.
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 Clarion County DUI).
Cities in Clarion 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 Clarion, Knox, New Bethlehem, Rimersburg, East Brady, Sligo, Strattanville, Hawthorn, Shippenville, St. Petersburg, Foxburg and Callensburg.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Clarion County?
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 Clarion 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 Clarion 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.