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 October 1, 2026.
Berlin, New Jersey, in Camden County, has about 7,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DWI arrest in Berlin starts two cases, a criminal case in the Municipal Court and a license case before the Motor Vehicle Commission, 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: Berlin public records, Camden County DWI, Berlin arrest records, Berlin warrants, Berlin inmate search, Berlin criminal records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
The DWI Law in New Jersey
In New Jersey the offense is DWI, and the limit is 0.08.
Driving in New Jersey is consent to a breath or blood test when an officer has cause to suspect DWI; the license case that follows a refusal or a failed test is run by the Motor Vehicle Commission, separately from the criminal case.
For charging and sentencing, New Jersey counts prior offenses within 10 years.
Who Makes DWI Arrests in Berlin
The Camden County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Berlin (filed by the FBI as Berlin Police Department) make the DWI arrests in and around Berlin.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Camden County: Rutgers University at Camden (campus police); Prosecutor in Camden County (other agency); the Camden County State Police (state police); the Camden County State Police makes the arrests on the state highways.
Together, the 30 agencies in Camden County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 20,548 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Camden County does not break DWI out.
Booking After a DWI Arrest in Berlin
A driver arrested for DWI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Camden County Sheriff's Office, held about 860 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at camdencounty.com/service/sheriffs-office, phone (856)225-5531. The Berlin inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DWI charge from Berlin is heard in the Municipal Court; the County Prosecutor or, in a municipal court, the city's own prosecutor brings it.
The County Prosecutor's page SearchSystems verified is at camdencounty.com, phone (856) 225-8400.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courtrecord.net/camden-nj-courts, phone 856-757-7100.
Statewide, New Jersey Courts Public Access is the Judiciary's free online case search for civil and criminal cases.
The License Case
A DWI arrest starts two cases: the criminal one above and an administrative one over the license, run by the Motor Vehicle Commission. The driving record, kept by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, carries the result of both.
The Records a DWI Leaves
- The arrest report: from the agency that made the arrest, under the Open Public Records Act.
- The court file: from the Municipal Court, kept by the Superior Court Clerk and the County Clerk.
- The driving record: from the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.
More on each: Berlin arrest records, Berlin police reports and Berlin court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DWI limit in New Jersey?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DWI case from Berlin heard?
In the Municipal Court. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courtrecord.net/camden-nj-courts.
Where is a person arrested for DWI in Berlin held?
At the county jail, run by the Camden County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after a DWI arrest in New Jersey?
The Motor Vehicle Commission, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
How long does a DWI count as a prior in New Jersey?
10 years.
Is this the official Berlin website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.