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 on September 24, 2026.
Jackson County, Alabama, has about 54,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Jackson County 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: Jackson County public records, Jackson County arrest records, Jackson County warrants, Jackson County inmate search, Jackson County criminal records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
The DUI Law in Alabama
In Alabama the offense is DUI, and the limit is 0.08.
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 Jackson County
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Scottsboro, Bridgeport, Stevenson, Hollywood, Skyline, Section and two more cities make the DUI arrests in Jackson County.
Together, the five agencies in Jackson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,139 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Jackson County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Jackson County
A driver arrested for DUI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, held about 180 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at jacksoncountyso.com/inmate-search, phone 877-654-8463. The Jackson County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Jackson County 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 jackson.alacourt.gov, phone (256) 574-9320.
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: Jackson County arrest records, Jackson County police reports and Jackson County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Alabama?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Jackson County heard?
In the District Court or a municipal court. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at jackson.alacourt.gov.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Jackson County held?
At the county jail, run by the Jackson 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 Jackson County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.