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.
Mercer County, Pennsylvania, has about 108,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Mercer 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: Mercer County public records, Mercer County arrest records, Mercer County warrants, Mercer County inmate search, Mercer County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Mercer County Goes
Tickets in Mercer 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 mercercountypa.gov/ClerkOfCourts/default.htm, phone 724-662-3800.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Mercer County
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Hermitage, Sharon, Grove City, Greenville, Farrell, Sharpsville and four more cities write the traffic tickets in Mercer County.
The FBI's agency list also places one state police unit, three state agencies, two other agencies and two campus police departments in Mercer County (the arrest records guide names each one); the Mercer 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 Mercer County DUI).
Cities in Mercer 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 Mercer County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
- Sharon (12,744)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Mercer 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 Mercer 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 Mercer 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.