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 between September 23, 2026 and October 1, 2026.
Perry County, Pennsylvania, has about 47,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Perry 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: Perry County public records, Perry County arrest records, Perry County warrants, Perry County inmate search, Perry County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Perry County Goes
Tickets in Perry 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 Perry County, SearchSystems opened and checked the Magisterial District Courts page at pacourts.us/courts/courts-of-common-pleas/individual-county-courts/... (page title: Perry County | Individual County Courts | Courts of Common Pleas | Courts | Unified Judicial System of Pennsyl), phone 717-582-5143, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 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 Perry County
The agency that reports for Marysville writes the traffic tickets in Perry County.
The FBI's agency list also places four state agencies and one state police unit in Perry County (the arrest records guide names each one); the Perry 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 Perry County DUI).
Cities in Perry 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 Marysville, Newport, Duncannon, Bloomfield, Liverpool, Millerstown, Blain, Landisburg and New Buffalo.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Perry County?
With the Magisterial District Courts, whose page SearchSystems verified is at pacourts.us, phone 717-582-5143.
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 Perry 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 Perry 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.