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 October 2, 2026.
Gilmer County, Georgia, has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Gilmer 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: Gilmer County public records, Gilmer County arrest records, Gilmer County warrants, Gilmer County inmate search, Gilmer County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
The DUI Law in Georgia
In Georgia the offense is DUI, and the limit is 0.08.
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 Gilmer County
The Gilmer County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Ellijay and East Ellijay make the DUI arrests in Gilmer County.
Together, the two agencies in Gilmer County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 174 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Gilmer County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Gilmer 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 Gilmer County Sheriff's Office, held about 68 people on an average day so far in 2026 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at gilmersheriff.com, phone 706-635-8911. The Gilmer County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Gilmer 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 gilmercounty-ga.gov/clerk-superior-court, phone 706-635-4462.
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: Gilmer County arrest records, Gilmer County police reports and Gilmer County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Georgia?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Gilmer 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 gilmercounty-ga.gov/clerk-superior-court.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Gilmer County held?
At the county jail, run by the Gilmer 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 Gilmer 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.