Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Fairbanks, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough, has about 32,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Fairbanks starts two cases, a criminal case in the District Court and a license case before the Division of Motor Vehicles, and leaves three records. This guide follows the arrest from the roadside to the court file and the driving record.
This guide covers the law, the arrest, booking, the court case, the license case, the records and common questions.
Related guides: Fairbanks public records, Fairbanks North Star Borough DUI, Fairbanks arrest records, Fairbanks warrants, Fairbanks criminal records, Fairbanks court records, Alaska arrest records and Alaska inmate search.
The DUI Law in Alaska
Drunk driving is charged as DUI in Alaska, at a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more.
Driving in Alaska is consent to a breath or blood test when an officer has cause to suspect DUI; the license case that follows a refusal or a failed test is run by the Division of Motor Vehicles, separately from the criminal case.
Who Makes DUI Arrests in Fairbanks
The agency that reports for Fairbanks (filed by the FBI as Fairbanks Police Department) and, elsewhere, the Alaska State Troopers make the DUI arrests in and around Fairbanks.
In Alaska the police for a given address is the city police inside a city with its own department and the Alaska State Troopers elsewhere.
Together, the two agencies in Fairbanks North Star Borough with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,180 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Fairbanks North Star Borough does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Fairbanks
A driver arrested for DUI and kept in custody is in the custody of the Alaska Department of Corrections, which runs every jail and prison in Alaska.
The Court Case
The District Attorney files the charge, and the case is heard in the District Court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the borough is at fnsb.gov/170/Borough-Clerks-Office, phone (907) 459-1401.
Statewide, CourtView is the Alaska Court System's free statewide case search.
The License Case
The court case is only half the record. The Division of Motor Vehicles runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles keeps the driving record the conviction goes on.
The Records a DUI Leaves
- The arrest report: from the agency that made the arrest, under the Alaska Public Records Act.
- The court file: from the District Court, kept by the clerk of court at each courthouse.
- The driving record: from the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles.
More on each: Fairbanks arrest records and Fairbanks court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Alaska?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Fairbanks heard?
In the District Court, brought by the District Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the borough is at fnsb.gov/170/Borough-Clerks-Office.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Fairbanks held?
In a facility of the Alaska Department of Corrections, which runs every jail in Alaska.
Who handles the license after a DUI arrest in Alaska?
The Division of Motor Vehicles, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
Is this the official Fairbanks website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, borough, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.