In non-record courts, who is required to keep records of traffic offenses?

• A. Judges/Magistrates. Judges may delegate to the clerk.
• B. Judges
• C. The county sheriff
• D. The state police

Answer: (A)

In non-record courts, the official responsibility for keeping records of traffic offenses sits with the judge or magistrate who presides over the case. Since maintaining the court’s docket and the disposition of traffic matters is a judicial function, the judge oversees it and may delegate the clerical work to the court clerk. The clerk handles the administrative tasks—entering dispositions, fines, and future actions—while the ultimate responsibility remains with the judicial officer.

Enforcement agencies like the county sheriff or state police handle the issuance of citations and investigations, but they do not maintain the court’s official case records for a traffic offense in a non-record court.