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 September 30, 2026.
Marion County, Mississippi, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Marion 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: Marion County public records, Marion County arrest records, Marion County warrants, Marion County inmate search, Marion 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 Marion County
The Marion County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Columbia make the DUI arrests in Marion County.
Together, the two agencies in Marion County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 736 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Marion County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Marion 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 Marion County Sheriff's Office, held about 490 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at marioncountyms.com/sheriff, phone 601-736-5051. The Marion County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Marion County is heard in the Justice Court or a municipal court; the District Attorney or, in a municipal court, the city's own prosecutor brings it.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.ms.gov.
Mississippi 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 Public Safety. The driving record, kept by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety Driver Service Bureau, carries the result of both.
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: Marion County arrest records, Marion County police reports and Marion County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Mississippi?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Marion County heard?
In the Justice Court or a municipal court. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.ms.gov.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Marion County held?
At the county jail, run by the Marion 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 Marion 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.