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.
Clementon, New Jersey, in Camden County, has about 5,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DWI arrest in Clementon 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: Clementon public records, Camden County DWI, Clementon arrest records, Clementon warrants, Clementon inmate search, Clementon criminal records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
The DWI Law in New Jersey
Drunk driving is charged as DWI in New Jersey, at a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more.
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 Clementon
The Camden County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Clementon (filed by the FBI as Clementon Police Department) make the DWI arrests in and around Clementon.
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 Clementon
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 Clementon inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DWI charge from Clementon 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
The court case is only half the record. The Motor Vehicle Commission runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission keeps the driving record the conviction goes on.
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: Clementon arrest records, Clementon police reports and Clementon court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DWI limit in New Jersey?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DWI case from Clementon 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 Clementon 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 Clementon website?
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