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.
Clatsop County, Oregon, has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUII arrest in Clatsop County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Clatsop County Circuit Court and a license case before the DMV, 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: Clatsop County public records, Clatsop County arrest records, Clatsop County warrants, Clatsop County inmate search, Clatsop County criminal records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
The DUII Law in Oregon
Drunk driving is charged as DUII in Oregon, at a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more.
Driving in Oregon is consent to a breath or blood test when an officer has cause to suspect DUII; the license case that follows a refusal or a failed test is run by the DMV, separately from the criminal case.
Who Makes DUII Arrests in Clatsop County
The Clatsop County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Astoria, Seaside, Warrenton, Gearhart and Cannon Beach make the DUII arrests in Clatsop County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Clatsop County: the Clatsop County Liquor Commission (state agency); the Clatsop County State Police (state police); the Clatsop County State Police makes the arrests on the state highways.
Together, the five agencies in Clatsop County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,145 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Clatsop County does not break DUII out.
Booking After a DUII Arrest in Clatsop County
A driver arrested for DUII and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Clatsop County Sheriff's Office, held about 55 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at apps.clatsopcounty.gov/jail. The Clatsop County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
The District Attorney files the charge, and the case is heard in the Clatsop County Circuit Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at clatsopcounty.gov/604/District-Attorney, phone 503-325-8581.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.oregon.gov/courts/clatsop/records/pages/default.aspx.
Statewide, Oregon eCourt Case Information is the Oregon Judicial Department's online case search, free for basic case information.
The License Case
A DUII arrest starts two cases: the criminal one above and an administrative one over the license, run by the DMV. The driving record, kept by the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services, carries the result of both.
The Records a DUII Leaves
- The arrest report: from the agency that made the arrest, under the Oregon Public Records Law.
- The court file: from the Clatsop County Circuit Court, kept by the trial court administrator.
- The driving record: from the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services.
More on each: Clatsop County arrest records, Clatsop County police reports and Clatsop County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUII limit in Oregon?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUII case from Clatsop County heard?
In the Clatsop County Circuit Court, brought by the District Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.oregon.gov.
Where is a person arrested for DUII in Clatsop County held?
At the county jail, run by the Clatsop County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after a DUII arrest in Oregon?
The DMV, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
Is this the official Clatsop 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.