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 4, 2026.
Williamsburg County, South Carolina, has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Williamsburg County starts two cases, a criminal case in a Magistrate or Municipal Court and a license case before the Department of Motor Vehicles, 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: Williamsburg County public records, Williamsburg County arrest records, Williamsburg County warrants, Williamsburg County criminal records, Williamsburg County court records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
The DUI Law in South Carolina
Drunk driving is charged as DUI in South Carolina, at a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more.
Driving in South Carolina 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 the Department of Motor Vehicles, separately from the criminal case.
For charging and sentencing, South Carolina counts prior offenses within 10 years.
Who Makes DUI Arrests in Williamsburg County
The Williamsburg County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Kingstree, Hemingway, Lane and Greeleyville make the DUI arrests in Williamsburg County.
The FBI's agency list also places one state police unit and five state agencies in Williamsburg County (the arrest records guide names each one); the Highway Patrol in Williamsburg County makes the arrests on the state highways.
Together, the three agencies in Williamsburg County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 263 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Williamsburg County does not break DUI out.
The Andrews Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Williamsburg County, so its arrests are not broken out for Williamsburg County here.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Williamsburg County
A driver arrested for DUI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Williamsburg County Sheriff's Office, held about 59 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Williamsburg County is heard in a Magistrate or Municipal Court; the Solicitor or, in a municipal court, the city's own prosecutor brings it.
The Solicitor's page SearchSystems verified is at williamsburgcounty.sc.gov/306/Solicitor, phone 843-355-9321.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at williamsburgcounty.sc.gov/390/Courts.
South Carolina has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The License Case
The court case is only half the record. The Department of Motor Vehicles runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles 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 South Carolina Freedom of Information Act.
- The court file: from a Magistrate or Municipal Court, kept by the Clerk of Court.
- The driving record: from the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles.
More on each: Williamsburg County arrest records, Williamsburg County police reports and Williamsburg County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in South Carolina?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Williamsburg County heard?
In a Magistrate or Municipal Court. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at williamsburgcounty.sc.gov/390/Courts.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Williamsburg County held?
At the county jail, run by the Williamsburg County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after a DUI arrest in South Carolina?
The Department of Motor Vehicles, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
How long does a DUI count as a prior in South Carolina?
10 years.
Is this the official Williamsburg 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.