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 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Kemper County, Mississippi, has about 8,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Kemper County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Justice Court or a municipal court and a license case before the Department of Public Safety, 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: Kemper County public records, Kemper County arrest records, Kemper County warrants, Kemper County inmate search, Kemper County criminal records, Mississippi arrest records and Mississippi inmate search.
The DUI Law in Mississippi
Drunk driving is charged as DUI in Mississippi, at a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more.
Driving in Mississippi 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 Public Safety, separately from the criminal case.
Who Makes DUI Arrests in Kemper County
The Kemper County Sheriff's Office makes the DUI arrests in Kemper County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Kemper County: East Mississippi Community College at Scooba and East Mississippi Community College at Golden Triangle (campus police).
The Kemper County Sheriff's Office reported 37 arrests to the FBI for 2025, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Kemper County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Kemper 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 Kemper County Sheriff's Office, held about 380 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at kempercounty.com/inmate-roster. The Kemper County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
The case is heard in the Justice Court or a municipal court, brought by the District Attorney or, in a municipal court, by the city's own prosecutor.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at kempercountyms.gov/courts, phone (601)656-1881.
Mississippi 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 Public Safety runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and the Mississippi Department of Public Safety Driver Service Bureau 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 Mississippi Public Records Act.
- The court file: from the Justice Court or a municipal court, kept by the Circuit Clerk for criminal and civil cases and the Chancery Clerk for divorces, estates and land records.
- The driving record: from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety Driver Service Bureau.
More on each: Kemper County arrest records, Kemper County police reports and Kemper County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Mississippi?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Kemper County heard?
In the Justice Court or a municipal court. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at kempercountyms.gov/courts.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Kemper County held?
At the county jail, run by the Kemper County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after a DUI arrest in Mississippi?
The Department of Public Safety, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
Is this the official Kemper 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.