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.
Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County, has about 6,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Clifton Heights starts two cases, a criminal case (in the Court of Common Pleas, after a preliminary hearing before a Magisterial District Judge) and a license case before PennDOT, 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: Clifton Heights public records, Delaware County DUI, Clifton Heights arrest records, Clifton Heights warrants, Clifton Heights inmate search, Clifton Heights criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
The DUI Law in Pennsylvania
Drunk driving is charged as DUI in Pennsylvania, at a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more.
Driving in Pennsylvania is consent to a breath or blood test when an officer has cause to suspect DUI; the license case that follows a refusal or a failed test is run by PennDOT, separately from the criminal case.
For charging and sentencing, Pennsylvania counts prior offenses within 10 years.
Who Makes DUI Arrests in Clifton Heights
The Delaware County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Clifton Heights (filed by the FBI as Clifton Heights Police Department) make the DUI arrests in and around Clifton Heights.
The FBI's agency list also places three state agencies, three other agencies, three campus police departments and one state police unit in Delaware County (the arrest records guide names each one); the Delaware County State Police makes the arrests on the state highways.
Together, the 27 agencies in Delaware County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 4,475 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Delaware County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Clifton Heights
A driver arrested for DUI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Delaware County Sheriff's Office, held about 1,250 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at delcopa.gov/sheriff, phone 610-891-4296. The Clifton Heights inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Clifton Heights is brought by the District Attorney in the Court of Common Pleas, after a preliminary hearing before a Magisterial District Judge.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at delcopa.gov/district-attorney.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at delcopa.gov/row, phone (610) 891-4400.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
The License Case
The court case is only half the record. PennDOT runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation keeps the driving record the conviction goes on.
The Records a DUI Leaves
- The arrest report: from the agency that made the arrest, under the Right-to-Know Law.
- The court file: from the Court of Common Pleas, after a preliminary hearing before a Magisterial District Judge, kept by the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases.
- The driving record: from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
More on each: Clifton Heights arrest records, Clifton Heights police reports and Clifton Heights court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Pennsylvania?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Clifton Heights heard?
In the Court of Common Pleas, after a preliminary hearing before a Magisterial District Judge, brought by the District Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at delcopa.gov/row.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Clifton Heights held?
At the county jail, run by the Delaware County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after a DUI arrest in Pennsylvania?
PennDOT, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
How long does a DUI count as a prior in Pennsylvania?
10 years.
Is this the official Clifton Heights website?
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