Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Marysville, Ohio, in Union County, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). An OVI arrest in Marysville starts two cases, a criminal case in a Municipal or County Court and a license case before the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, 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: Marysville public records, Union County OVI, Marysville arrest records, Marysville warrants, Marysville inmate search, Marysville criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
The OVI Law in Ohio
In Ohio the offense is OVI, and the limit is 0.08.
Driving in Ohio is consent to a breath or blood test when an officer has cause to suspect OVI; the license case that follows a refusal or a failed test is run by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, separately from the criminal case.
For charging and sentencing, Ohio counts prior offenses within 10 years.
Who Makes OVI Arrests in Marysville
The Union County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Marysville (filed by the FBI as Marysville Police Department) make the OVI arrests in and around Marysville.
Together, the two agencies in Union County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 271 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Union County does not break OVI out.
The Plain City Police Department and the Dublin Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Union County, so their arrests are not broken out for Union County here.
Booking After an OVI Arrest in Marysville
A driver arrested for OVI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Union County Sheriff's Office, held about 66 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at unioncountyohio.gov/sheriff, phone 937-645-4110. The Marysville inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
An OVI charge from Marysville is heard in a Municipal or County Court; the Prosecuting Attorney or, in a municipal court, the city's own prosecutor brings it.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at unioncountyohio.gov/Prosecuting-Attorney, phone 937-645-4190.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at unioncountyohio.gov/Clerk-of-Courts-Records, phone 937-645-4177.
Ohio has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The License Case
An OVI arrest starts two cases: the criminal one above and an administrative one over the license, run by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The driving record, kept by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, carries the result of both.
The Records an OVI Leaves
- The arrest report: from the agency that made the arrest, under the Ohio Public Records Act.
- The court file: from a Municipal or County Court, kept by the Clerk of Courts.
- The driving record: from the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
More on each: Marysville arrest records and Marysville court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the OVI limit in Ohio?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is an OVI case from Marysville heard?
In a Municipal or County Court. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at unioncountyohio.gov/Clerk-of-Courts-Records.
Where is a person arrested for OVI in Marysville held?
At the county jail, run by the Union County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after an OVI arrest in Ohio?
The Bureau of Motor Vehicles, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
How long does an OVI count as a prior in Ohio?
10 years.
Is this the official Marysville 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.