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 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Bethel Census Area, Alaska, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Bethel Census Area 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: Bethel Census Area public records, Bethel Census Area arrest records, Bethel Census Area warrants, Bethel Census Area criminal records, Bethel Census Area court records, Alaska arrest records and Alaska inmate search.
The DUI Law in Alaska
In Alaska the offense is DUI, and the limit is 0.08.
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 Bethel Census Area
The agency that reports for Bethel and, elsewhere, the Alaska State Troopers make the DUI arrests in Bethel Census Area.
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.
Bethel reported 457 arrests to the FBI for 2025, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Bethel Census Area does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Bethel Census Area
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
A DUI charge from Bethel Census Area is brought by the District Attorney in the District Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at law.alaska.gov, phone (907) 543-2055.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the census area is at courts.alaska.gov/courtdir/4be.htm, phone (907) 543-4419.
Statewide, CourtView is the Alaska Court System's free statewide case search.
The License Case
A DUI arrest starts two cases: the criminal one above and an administrative one over the license, run by the Division of Motor Vehicles. The driving record, kept by the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles, carries the result of both.
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: Bethel Census Area arrest records, Bethel Census Area police reports and Bethel Census Area court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Alaska?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Bethel Census Area heard?
In the District Court, brought by the District Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the census area is at courts.alaska.gov/courtdir/4be.htm.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Bethel Census Area 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 Bethel Census Area website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official census area, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.