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Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, has about 145,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Lebanon 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: Lebanon County public records, Lebanon County arrest records, Lebanon County warrants, Lebanon County inmate search, Lebanon County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Lebanon County Goes
A traffic ticket written in Lebanon County 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 ujsportal.pacourts.us/casesearch.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Lebanon County
The Lebanon County - Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Lebanon, Lebanon, Cornwall and Cleona write the traffic tickets in Lebanon County.
The FBI's agency list also places three other agencies, one campus police department, three state agencies and one state police unit in Lebanon County (the arrest records guide names each one); the Lebanon 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 Lebanon County DUI).
Cities in Lebanon 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 Lebanon, Palmyra, Cornwall, Myerstown, Cleona, Jonestown, Richland and Mount Gretna.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Lebanon 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 Lebanon 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 Lebanon 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.