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.
St. Clair County, Alabama, has about 97,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in St. Clair 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: St. Clair County public records, St. Clair County arrest records, St. Clair County warrants, St. Clair County inmate search, St. Clair County 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 St. Clair County
The St. Clair County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Pell City, Moody, Margaret, Odenville, Springville, Argo and four more cities make the DUI arrests in St. Clair County.
Together, the eight agencies in St. Clair County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,853 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for St. Clair County does not break DUI out.
The Trussville Police Department and the Leeds Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including St. Clair County, so their arrests are not broken out for St. Clair County here.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in St. Clair 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 St. Clair County Sheriff's Office, held about 160 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at stclairsheriff.org/inmate-roster. The St. Clair County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
The case is heard in the District Court or a municipal court, brought by the District Attorney or, in a municipal court, by the city's own prosecutor.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at stclairco.com/160/District-Attorney, phone 205-338-9429.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at stclair.alacourt.gov, phone (205) 594-2184.
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: St. Clair County arrest records, St. Clair County police reports and St. Clair County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Alabama?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from St. Clair County heard?
In the District Court or a municipal court. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at stclair.alacourt.gov.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in St. Clair County held?
At the county jail, run by the St. Clair 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 St. Clair 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.