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Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, has about 351,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Westmoreland 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.
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Where a Ticket Written in Westmoreland County Goes
Tickets in Westmoreland 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.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Westmoreland County
The Westmoreland County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Murrysville, Greensburg, New Kensington, Lower Burrell, Jeannette, Latrobe and 17 more cities write the traffic tickets in Westmoreland County.
The FBI's agency list also places three other agencies, three campus police departments, five state agencies and one state police unit in Westmoreland County (the arrest records guide names each one); the Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County DUI).
Cities in Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
- Murrysville (20,729)
- Lower Burrell (11,542)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland 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.