Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Washington County, Pennsylvania, has about 210,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Washington 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: Washington County public records, Washington County arrest records, Washington County warrants, Washington County inmate search, Washington County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Washington County Goes
A traffic ticket written in Washington 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 washingtoncopa.gov/chief-clerk, phone (724) 228-6700.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Washington County
The Washington County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Washington, Canonsburg, California, Donora, Monongahela, Centerville and four more cities write the traffic tickets in Washington County.
The FBI's agency list also places two state agencies, two campus police departments, two other agencies and one state police unit in Washington County (the arrest records guide names each one); the Washington County State Police writes the tickets on the state highways.
The Greene Washington Regional Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Washington County, so its arrests are not broken out for Washington County here.
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 Washington County DUI).
Cities in Washington 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 Washington, Canonsburg, California, Donora, Charleroi, Monongahela, Centerville, Bentleyville, New Eagle, McDonald, East Washington, Burgettstown, North Charleroi, Houston, Speers, West Brownsville, Midway, Ellsworth, Deemston, Claysville and 14 more.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington 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.