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.
Jefferson County, Oregon, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUII arrest in Jefferson County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Jefferson 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: Jefferson County public records, Jefferson County arrest records, Jefferson County warrants, Jefferson County inmate search, Jefferson County criminal records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
The DUII Law in Oregon
In Oregon the offense is DUII, and the limit is 0.08.
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 Jefferson County
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Madras make the DUII arrests in Jefferson County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Jefferson County: the Jefferson County Liquor Commission (state agency); the Jefferson County State Police (state police); the Jefferson County State Police makes the arrests on the state highways.
Together, the two agencies in Jefferson County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 441 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Jefferson County does not break DUII out.
Booking After a DUII Arrest in Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 jail page SearchSystems verified at jeffersoncountyor.gov/sheriff, phone 541-475-6520. The Jefferson 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 Jefferson County Circuit Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at jeffersoncountyor.gov/justice, phone (541) 475-4452.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.oregon.gov/courts/jefferson/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
The court case is only half the record. The DMV runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services keeps the driving record the conviction goes on.
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 Jefferson County Circuit Court, kept by the trial court administrator.
- The driving record: from the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services.
More on each: Jefferson County arrest records, Jefferson County police reports and Jefferson County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUII limit in Oregon?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUII case from Jefferson County heard?
In the Jefferson 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 Jefferson County held?
At the county jail, run by the Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.