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 30, 2026.
Charlton County, Georgia, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Charlton County 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: Charlton County public records, Charlton County arrest records, Charlton County warrants, Charlton County inmate search, Charlton County 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 Charlton County
The Charlton County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Folkston and Homeland make the DUI arrests in Charlton County.
Folkston reported 58 arrests to the FBI for 2025, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Charlton County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Charlton 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 Charlton County Sheriff's Office, held about 1 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at charltoncountyga.us/207/Sheriff, phone 912-496-7321. The Charlton County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Charlton County is brought by the District Attorney in the State Court, or the Probate Court in counties without one.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at charltoncountyga.us/260/Courts.
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: Charlton County arrest records, Charlton County police reports and Charlton County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Georgia?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Charlton County 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 charltoncountyga.us/260/Courts.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Charlton County held?
At the county jail, run by the Charlton 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 Charlton 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.