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 September 30, 2026.
Snohomish County, Washington, has about 864,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A traffic ticket written in Snohomish County is a court case in the District Court; a city with a municipal court tries its own, and the conviction it ends in goes on the driving record kept by the Washington State Department of Licensing. 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: Snohomish County public records, Snohomish County arrest records, Snohomish County warrants, Snohomish County inmate search, Snohomish County criminal records, Washington arrest records and Washington inmate search.
Where a Ticket Written in Snohomish County Goes
A ticket written by a deputy or a state trooper in Snohomish County goes to the District 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 snohomishcountywa.gov/5508/Access-Court-Records, phone 425-388-3466.
Statewide, Washington Courts Search Case Records is the Administrative Office of the Courts' free statewide case search.
Who Writes the Tickets in Snohomish County
The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Everett, Marysville, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Lake Stevens, Mountlake Terrace and 13 more cities write the traffic tickets in Snohomish County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Snohomish County: Snohomish County Auto Theft Task Force (other agency).
The Bothell Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Snohomish County, so its arrests are not broken out for Snohomish County here.
The Driving Record and the Washington State Department of Licensing
Convictions are reported by the court to the Washington State Department of Licensing, 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 Washington State Department of Licensing 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 Licensing (see Snohomish County DUI).
Cities in Snohomish County
A ticket written inside a city goes to the District Court, or to the city's municipal court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Snohomish County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own traffic tickets guide opens there:
- Marysville (76,209)
- Edmonds (42,871)
- Lynnwood (41,597)
- Lake Stevens (41,350)
- Arlington (21,959)
- Mukilteo (21,299)
- Mill Creek (20,993)
- Monroe (19,927)
- Sultan (7,002)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I pay a traffic ticket from Snohomish County?
With the District Court; a ticket from city police goes to the city's municipal court where it has one.
Who keeps my driving record in Washington?
The Washington State Department of Licensing. The court reports each conviction to it, and paying a ticket counts as one.
Which court handles traffic tickets in Snohomish County?
The District Court, which takes misdemeanors, traffic infractions, small claims and civil cases up to $100,000. A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets under its ordinances.
Is this the official Snohomish 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.