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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Lanier County, Georgia, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Lanier 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: Lanier County public records, Lanier County arrest records, Lanier County warrants, Lanier County inmate search, Lanier 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 Lanier County
The Lanier County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Lakeland make the DUI arrests in Lanier County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Lanier County: Lanier County Board of Education (other agency).
Together, the two agencies in Lanier County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 338 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Lanier County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Lanier 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 Lanier County Sheriff's Office, has a jail page SearchSystems verified at laniercountysheriff.com, phone 229-482-3545. The Lanier County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
The District Attorney files the charge, and the case is heard 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/lanier, phone 229-686-7015.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at cjcc.georgia.gov/locations/lanier-county-courthouse. That page belongs to a lower court, the State Court and Magistrate Court, not to the Lanier County Superior Court.
Georgia has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The License Case
A DUI arrest starts two cases: the criminal one above and an administrative one over the license, run by the Department of Driver Services. The driving record, kept by the Georgia Department of Driver Services, carries the result of both.
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: Lanier County arrest records, Lanier County police reports and Lanier County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Georgia?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Lanier 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 cjcc.georgia.gov.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Lanier County held?
At the county jail, run by the Lanier 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 Lanier 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.