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Somerset County, Pennsylvania, has about 72,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Somerset 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: Somerset County public records, Somerset County arrest records, Somerset County warrants, Somerset County inmate search, Somerset County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Somerset County Goes
Tickets in Somerset 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.somerset.pa.us/pages/Courts/courts.asp.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Somerset County
The agencies that report for Somerset, Windber, Meyersdale, Berlin, Boswell, Central City and four more cities write the traffic tickets in Somerset County.
The FBI's agency list also places one other agency, five state agencies and one state police unit in Somerset County (the arrest records guide names each one); the Somerset County State Police writes the tickets on the state highways.
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 Somerset County DUI).
Cities in Somerset 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 Somerset, Windber, Meyersdale, Berlin, Boswell, Central City, Paint, Rockwood, Confluence, Salisbury, Jennerstown, Hooversville, Garrett, Indian Lake, Stoystown, Ursina, Wellersburg, Addison, Shanksville, Benson and five more.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Somerset 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 Somerset 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 Somerset 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.