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.
Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County, has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Annapolis starts two cases, a criminal case in the District Court and a license case before the Motor Vehicle Administration, 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.
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The DUI Law in Maryland
In Maryland the offense is DUI, and the limit is 0.08; driving while impaired (DWI) is charged from 0.07.
Driving in Maryland 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 Motor Vehicle Administration, separately from the criminal case.
Who Makes DUI Arrests in Annapolis
The Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office, the Anne Arundel County Police Department and the agency that reports for Annapolis (filed by the FBI as Annapolis Police Department) make the DUI arrests in and around Annapolis.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Anne Arundel County: the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Internal Investigation Division and General Services in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County (state agency); the Anne Arundel County State Police (state police); the state police make the arrests on the state highways.
Together, the two agencies in Anne Arundel County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8,211 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Anne Arundel County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Annapolis
A driver arrested for DUI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office, held about 540 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at aacounty.org/detention-facilities/inmate-locator, phone (410) 222-7374. The Annapolis inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Annapolis is brought by the State's Attorney in the District Court.
The State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at aacounty.org/sao, phone (410) 222-1740.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at aacounty.org/sao/court-case-information, phone (410) 222-1740.
Statewide, Maryland Judiciary Case Search is the free statewide case search of every Maryland court.
The License Case
A DUI arrest starts two cases: the criminal one above and an administrative one over the license, run by the Motor Vehicle Administration. The driving record, kept by the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, carries the result of both.
The Records a DUI Leaves
- The arrest report: from the agency that made the arrest, under the Maryland Public Information Act.
- The court file: from the District Court, kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
- The driving record: from the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration.
More on each: Annapolis arrest records, Annapolis police reports and Annapolis court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Maryland?
0.08 percent blood alcohol; driving while impaired (DWI) is charged from 0.07.
Where is a DUI case from Annapolis heard?
In the District Court, brought by the State's Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at aacounty.org/sao/court-case-information.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Annapolis held?
At the county jail, run by the Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after a DUI arrest in Maryland?
The Motor Vehicle Administration, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
Is this the official Annapolis website?
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