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. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Arab, Alabama, in Marshall County, has about 8,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Arab starts two cases, a criminal case in the District Court or a municipal court and a license case before ALEA, 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: Arab public records, Marshall County DUI, Arab arrest records, Arab warrants, Arab inmate search, Arab criminal records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
The DUI Law in Alabama
Drunk driving is charged as DUI in Alabama, at a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more.
Driving in Alabama 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 ALEA, separately from the criminal case.
Who Makes DUI Arrests in Arab
The Marshall County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Arab (filed by the FBI as Arab Police Department) make the DUI arrests in and around Arab.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Marshall County: Marshall County Drug Enforcement Unit (other agency); Snead State Community College (campus police).
Together, the six agencies in Marshall County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,004 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Marshall County does not break DUI out.
The Sardis City Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Marshall County, so its arrests are not broken out for Marshall County here.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Arab
A driver arrested for DUI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Marshall County Sheriff's Office, held about 330 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at marshallso.org/inmate-roster/filters/current/booking_time=desc/1, phone 256-571-7851. The Arab inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Arab is heard in the District Court or a municipal court; the District Attorney or, in a municipal court, the city's own prosecutor brings it.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at alabamaag.gov/about.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at marshall.alacourt.gov, phone (800) 354-6154.
Statewide, Alacourt is the statewide online index of Alabama trial court cases, sold by subscription.
The License Case
The court case is only half the record. ALEA runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency 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 Alabama Public Records Law.
- The court file: from the District Court or a municipal court, kept by the Circuit Clerk.
- The driving record: from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.
More on each: Arab arrest records, Arab police reports and Arab court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Alabama?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Arab heard?
In the District Court or a municipal court. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at marshall.alacourt.gov.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Arab held?
At the county jail, run by the Marshall County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after a DUI arrest in Alabama?
ALEA, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
Is this the official Arab website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.