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 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
Winder, Georgia, in Barrow County, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Winder starts two cases, a criminal case (in the State Court, or the Probate Court in counties without one) and a license case before the Department of Driver Services, 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: Winder public records, Barrow County DUI, Winder arrest records, Winder warrants, Winder inmate search, Winder criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
The DUI Law in Georgia
Drunk driving is charged as DUI in Georgia, at a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more.
Driving in Georgia 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 Department of Driver Services, separately from the criminal case.
For charging and sentencing, Georgia counts prior offenses within 10 years.
Who Makes DUI Arrests in Winder
The Barrow County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Winder (filed by the FBI as Winder Police Department) make the DUI arrests in and around Winder.
Together, the three agencies in Barrow County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,263 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Barrow County does not break DUI out.
The Braselton Police Department is listed by the FBI across four counties including Barrow County, so its arrests are not broken out for Barrow County here.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Winder
A driver arrested for DUI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Barrow County Sheriff's Office, held about 270 people on an average day so far in 2026 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at jail.barrowsheriff.com:8095/NewWorld.InmateInquiry/GA0070000. The Winder inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Winder is brought by the District Attorney in the State Court, or the Probate Court in counties without one.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at pacga.org/find-your-prosecutor/county/barrow, phone 706-387-6288.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at barrowga.org/499/Civil-Cases, phone 770-867-4800.
Georgia has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The License Case
The court case is only half the record. The Department of Driver Services runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and the Georgia Department of Driver Services 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 Georgia Open Records Act.
- The court file: from the State Court, or the Probate Court in counties without one, kept by the Clerk of Superior Court.
- The driving record: from the Georgia Department of Driver Services.
More on each: Winder arrest records and Winder court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Georgia?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Winder heard?
In the State Court, or the Probate Court in counties without one, brought by the District Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at barrowga.org/499/Civil-Cases.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Winder held?
At the county jail, run by the Barrow County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after a DUI arrest in Georgia?
The Department of Driver Services, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
How long does a DUI count as a prior in Georgia?
10 years.
Is this the official Winder 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.