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.
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, has about 78,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Clearfield 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: Clearfield County public records, Clearfield County arrest records, Clearfield County warrants, Clearfield County inmate search, Clearfield County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Clearfield County Goes
Tickets in Clearfield 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 clearfieldcountypa.gov/176/Prothonotary-Clerk-of-Courts, phone 717-412-5300.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Clearfield County
The agencies that report for DuBois, Clearfield and Curwensville write the traffic tickets in Clearfield County.
The FBI's agency list also places four state agencies, one campus police department and one state police unit in Clearfield County (the arrest records guide names each one); the Clearfield 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 Clearfield County DUI).
Cities in Clearfield County
Wherever in the county a ticket is written, it is answered in the Magisterial District Courts.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Clearfield County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
- DuBois (7,302)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Clearfield 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 Clearfield 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 Clearfield 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.