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 on September 24, 2026.
Tillamook County, Oregon, has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUII arrest in Tillamook County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Tillamook 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: Tillamook County public records, Tillamook County arrest records, Tillamook County warrants, Tillamook County inmate search, Tillamook 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 Tillamook County
The Tillamook County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Tillamook and Manzanita make the DUII arrests in Tillamook County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Tillamook County: the Tillamook County State Police (state police); the Tillamook County Liquor Commission (state agency); the Tillamook County State Police makes the arrests on the state highways.
Together, the three agencies in Tillamook County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 337 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Tillamook County does not break DUII out.
Booking After a DUII Arrest in Tillamook 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 Tillamook County Sheriff's Office, held about 36 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at tillamookcounty.gov/sheriff/page/booking-process, phone 503-815-1911. The Tillamook 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 Tillamook County Circuit Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at tillamookcounty.gov/district-attorney.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.oregon.gov/courts/tillamook/records/pages/default.aspx, phone 503-842-2596.
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 Tillamook County Circuit Court, kept by the trial court administrator.
- The driving record: from the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services.
More on each: Tillamook County arrest records, Tillamook County police reports and Tillamook County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUII limit in Oregon?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUII case from Tillamook County heard?
In the Tillamook 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 Tillamook County held?
At the county jail, run by the Tillamook 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 Tillamook 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.