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 23, 2026.
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, has about 124,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Fayette County 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: Fayette County public records, Fayette County arrest records, Fayette County warrants, Fayette County criminal records, Fayette County court records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
The DUI Law in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania the offense is DUI, and the limit is 0.08.
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 Fayette County
The agencies that report for Uniontown, Connellsville, Masontown, Brownsville, Perryopolis, Point Marion and two more cities make the DUI arrests in Fayette County.
The FBI's agency list also places one campus police department, one state police unit, three state agencies and one other agency in Fayette County (the arrest records guide names each one); the Fayette County State Police makes the arrests on the state highways.
Together, the ten agencies in Fayette County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 643 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Fayette County does not break DUI out.
Southwest Regiona Police Departmentl, Fayette County is listed by the FBI across two counties including Fayette County, so its arrests are not broken out for Fayette County here.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Fayette County
A driver arrested for DUI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail held about 180 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Fayette County 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 fayettecountypa.org, phone 724-430-1245.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courtrecord.net/fayette-county-pa-courts, phone 724-430-1233. That page belongs to a lower court, the Magisterial District Courts, not to the Fayette County Court of Common Pleas.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
The License Case
A DUI arrest starts two cases: the criminal one above and an administrative one over the license, run by PennDOT. The driving record, kept by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, carries the result of both.
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: Fayette County arrest records, Fayette County police reports and Fayette County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Pennsylvania?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Fayette County 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 courtrecord.net/fayette-county-pa-courts.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Fayette County held?
At the county jail, 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 Fayette 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.