Crawford County Traffic Courts
Crawford County traffic cases are handled primarily in Magisterial District Courts. The county MDJ pages state that district courts process criminal and traffic cases, civil and landlord-tenant actions up to $12,000, and summary offenses. Traffic users should read the citation for the correct court office because Crawford County has four MDJ offices with different municipal coverage.
The court office affects payment, hearing questions, and contesting a citation. UJS Case Search can search countywide, but a ticket itself may identify the MDJ office, citation number, and response deadline. The table below uses the Crawford County court table from the research.
| Court Office | Judge | Address | Phone | Traffic Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDJ 30-2-01 | Samuel Pendolino | 903 Diamond Park, Meadville, PA 16335 | 814-724-2736 | Meadville and West Mead traffic and summary cases |
| MDJ 30-3-01 | Adam Stallard | 6121 Highway 6, PO Box 128, Linesville, PA 16424 | 814-683-2120 | Western and southern Crawford County traffic cases |
| MDJ 30-3-03 | Lincoln S. Zilhaver | 10996 Perry Highway, Meadville, PA 16335 | 814-724-6322 | Perry Highway and Cambridge Springs area traffic cases |
| MDJ 30-3-06 | Benjamin Leach | 324 W. Central Avenue, Suite A, Titusville, PA 16354 | 814-827-6514 | Titusville and eastern Crawford County traffic cases |
Search Crawford County Traffic Records
Use Pennsylvania UJS Case Search for public docket lookup. Traffic users can search by citation number, docket number, participant name, complaint number, incident number, date filed, or other identifiers where applicable. Selecting Crawford County or Judicial District "Crawford - 30" narrows statewide results.
- Open UJS Case Search and choose a search type such as Citation Number, Docket Number, Participant Name, or Date Filed.
- Select Crawford County or Judicial District Crawford - 30 when narrowing the search.
- Choose the correct MDJ court office if the citation lists one.
- Open the public docket sheet to review citation, offense, plea, disposition, costs, and hearing details.
- Use PAePay for payment status or contact the MDJ office to contest or ask about court appearance instructions.
| UJS Field | Type | Required | Notes / Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search By | Tabs / radio | Yes | Includes Citation Number, Docket Number, Participant Name, Complaint Number, Incident Number, and Date Filed. |
| Citation Number | Text | Conditional | Best when the ticket is available. |
| County | Dropdown | Optional | Select Crawford to avoid statewide false matches. |
| Judicial District | Dropdown | Optional | Select Crawford - 30. |
| MDJS Court Office | Dropdown | Optional | Crawford offices include 30-2-01, 30-3-01, 30-3-03, and 30-3-06. |
| Date Filed Start / End | Date | Optional | Narrows records when a name search is broad. |
Crawford County PAePay Traffic
PAePay is the statewide payment and lookup path for eligible traffic tickets, court costs, fines, and restitution. It is separate from a full court docket search. PAePay can help a user see payment status or pay eligible amounts, while UJS Case Search shows more of the court record.
| PAePay Field | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search By | Tabs / radio | Yes | Docket Number, Payment Plan, Citation Number, Person, or Organization. |
| Docket Number | Text | Conditional | Used for court docket payment lookup. |
| Payment Plan | Text | Conditional | Used when a payment-plan number is known. |
| Last Name / First Name | Text | Conditional | Person search fields. |
| Zip Code / Date of Birth | Text / date | Optional | Can narrow a person search. |
| Citation Number | Text | Conditional | Use the ticket number when available. |
| Court Type, County, Court Office | Dropdown | Optional | Use Magisterial District Court and Crawford where applicable. |
Crawford County Traffic Record Fields
A traffic court record is a court record. It may show the citation number, issuing court, offense date, statute or charge, plea, disposition, fine, cost, payment status, and hearing activity. It may also list docket events such as a hearing, failure to respond, payment plan, bench-warrant-related event, or summary appeal.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Citation number | The ticket identifier used for UJS and PAePay searches. |
| Court office | The Magisterial District Court handling the citation. |
| Offense date | The date tied to the alleged traffic offense. |
| Statute or charge | The traffic offense listed by law or charge description. |
| Plea / disposition | How the citation was answered and resolved. |
| Financial data | Fines, costs, restitution where applicable, and payment status. |
| Hearing date | Public court event date, time, and location when listed. |
Pay or Contest Traffic Tickets
Start with the citation. It should identify the MDJ office, citation number, and response deadline. If the ticket is eligible for online payment, search PAePay by citation number or person. Search UJS Case Search to confirm public docket status and hearing dates. To contest a Crawford County traffic ticket, contact the MDJ office listed on the citation and follow the plea or hearing instructions from that court.
Failure to respond, appear, or pay can create more court action, license consequences, or bench-warrant events. For a missed-court issue, check both the MDJ docket and PennDOT driver record where license status matters. For DUI or driving-under-suspension-DUI-related matters, the Public Defender page identifies certain cases where representation may be available if incarceration is likely, and the criminal case may move beyond a simple traffic citation.
Note: A payment record is not the same as a final court disposition or driver license history.
Court Record vs Driver Record
A Crawford County traffic court record and a Pennsylvania driver record answer different questions. The court record explains the case filed in the MDJ or court system. The driver record is held by PennDOT and shows license history, status, reportable convictions, points, and suspensions. A court case can be paid or disposed before a driver record update fully reflects the consequence.
| Record Type | Source | What It Shows | How to Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Court traffic record | MDJ / UJS court docket | Citation, charge, court office, docket events, plea, disposition, fines, costs, payment status, and hearings | UJS Case Search, PAePay for payments, or the MDJ office |
| State driver record | PennDOT | License history, license status, reportable convictions, points, and suspensions | PennDOT Individual Driver Records; certified records require in-person or mail DL-503 per PennDOT FAQ |
The PennDOT individual driver records portal is shown in this official source.
This image supports the driver-record side of the comparison, which is separate from Crawford County traffic court dockets.
Crawford County DUI and CDL
DUI and driving-under-suspension-DUI-related matters can move beyond a routine traffic citation. The Public Defender research states that the office represents driving-under-suspension-DUI related cases where eligibility and incarceration risk apply. If a DUI case is filed as a criminal matter, use Crawford County criminal court records for the full case file, not only the traffic citation view.
Commercial drivers should treat any citation as both a court issue and a license issue. The Crawford County court file can show the citation and disposition, but PennDOT driver records and CDL reporting rules affect license status. The research did not locate a Crawford County-specific defensive driving or deferred adjudication program, so no local eligibility promise should be made.
Federal Courts Are Separate
Crawford County traffic records are MDJ, UJS, PAePay, and PennDOT matters unless a separate federal case exists. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania serves Crawford County for federal trial-court matters, but it is not the local traffic citation court.
This image does not change the local traffic process, which remains centered on MDJ traffic cases and Pennsylvania court tools.
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania is also separate from Crawford County traffic citations.
Bankruptcy court is not a Crawford County traffic citation source, so traffic lookup guidance relies on UJS, PAePay, MDJ offices, and PennDOT.
Crawford County Traffic Fees
The research did not locate a Crawford County traffic-copy fee schedule that separates plain traffic copies, certified traffic copies, and driver-record fees. It did identify Clerk / Orphans' Court copy amounts and PAePay as the traffic payment channel. For traffic payments, use the amount shown on the citation, PAePay, or the MDJ court office. For certified driver records, PennDOT FAQ says certified records cannot be requested online and require in-person or mailed DL-503.
| Item | Where to Confirm |
|---|---|
| Traffic ticket payment | PAePay or the MDJ office listed on the citation |
| Court costs, fines, restitution | PAePay or public docket accounting where available |
| Certified court copy | MDJ office or Clerk of Courts depending on case level |
| PennDOT certified driver record | In person or mail with DL-503 per PennDOT FAQ |
Crawford County Traffic Record Limits
Most traffic docket information is public through UJS when it is not sealed or restricted. Secure docket data, personal information, and court-ordered redactions may not be remote-public. Traffic cases tied to juvenile matters, sealed records, or criminal DUI proceedings can have different access limits. Pennsylvania court-record access policy controls judiciary records, while the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law covers many agency records outside the courts.
Crash reports are a separate record type from traffic court records. The research did not document a Crawford County crash-report portal in the assigned traffic section. Use the issuing police agency or Pennsylvania State Police process for crash reports rather than assuming the MDJ traffic docket has the full police report.
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