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 9, 2026.
Monroe County, Mississippi, has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Monroe 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: Monroe County public records, Monroe County arrest records, Monroe County warrants, Monroe County inmate search, Monroe 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 Monroe County
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Amory, Aberdeen and Smithville make the DUI arrests in Monroe County.
Together, the four agencies in Monroe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,778 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Monroe County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Monroe 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 Monroe County Sheriff's Office, held about 48 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at monroecosheriffga.us/offender-search. The Monroe 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 courts.ms.gov/mec/mec.php, phone 601-968-6628.
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: Monroe County arrest records, Monroe County police reports and Monroe County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Mississippi?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Monroe County heard?
In the Justice Court or a municipal court. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.ms.gov/mec/mec.php.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Monroe County held?
At the county jail, run by the Monroe 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 Monroe 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.