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. 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 October 11, 2026.
Hamilton, Alabama, in Marion County, has about 6,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Hamilton 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: Hamilton public records, Marion County DUI, Hamilton arrest records, Hamilton warrants, Hamilton inmate search, Hamilton 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 Hamilton
The Marion County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Hamilton (filed by the FBI as Hamilton Police Department) make the DUI arrests in and around Hamilton.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Marion County: District Attorney at 25th Circuit and Marion County Drug Task Force (other agency).
Together, the five agencies in Marion County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 770 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Marion County does not break DUI out.
The Haleyville Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Marion County, so its arrests are not broken out for Marion County here.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Hamilton
A driver arrested for DUI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Marion County Sheriff's Office, held about 170 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at marionsoal.com/faqs, phone 205-921-7433. The Hamilton inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Hamilton 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 court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at marion.alacourt.gov/public-search-records-and-copies.
Statewide, Alacourt is the statewide online index of Alabama trial court cases, sold by subscription.
The License Case
A DUI arrest starts two cases: the criminal one above and an administrative one over the license, run by ALEA. The driving record, kept by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, carries the result of both.
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: Hamilton arrest records, Hamilton police reports and Hamilton court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Alabama?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Hamilton heard?
In the District Court or a municipal court. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at marion.alacourt.gov.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Hamilton held?
At the county jail, run by the Marion 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 Hamilton 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.