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Lee County, South Carolina, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Lee County is a court case in the Magistrate Court; a city with a municipal court tries its own, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles. 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: Lee County public records, Lee County arrest records, Lee County warrants, Lee County inmate search, Lee County criminal records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Lee County Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Lee County goes to the Magistrate Court; one written by city police goes to that city's municipal court where it has one. Either way the ticket 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 matrix.leeclerk.org.
South Carolina has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
Who Writes the Tickets in Lee County
The Lee County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Bishopville write the traffic tickets in Lee County.
The FBI's agency list also places five state agencies and one state police unit in Lee County (the arrest records guide names each one); the Highway Patrol in Lee County writes the tickets on the state highways.
The Driving Record and the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles
Convictions are reported by the court to the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, 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 South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles 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 the Department of Motor Vehicles (see Lee County DUI).
Cities in Lee County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the Magistrate Court, or to the city's municipal court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Bishopville and Lynchburg.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Lee County?
With the Magistrate Court; a ticket from city police goes to the city's municipal court where it has one.
Who keeps my driving record in South Carolina?
The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Lee County?
The Magistrate Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and civil cases up to $7,500. A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets under its ordinances.
Is this the official Lee 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.