Find DUI Records in East Feliciana Parish
East Feliciana Parish DUI records are filed through the 20th Judicial District Court, with the Clerk of Court in Clinton serving as the official custodian of all criminal case files, including driving under the influence charges.
East Feliciana Parish Quick Facts
East Feliciana Parish DUI Records Overview
East Feliciana Parish is a rural parish in southeastern Louisiana, north of Baton Rouge along the Mississippi border. It shares the 20th Judicial District Court with neighboring West Feliciana Parish. The 20th JDC handles all criminal matters for both parishes, and its Clinton location at 12220 St. Helena Street serves East Feliciana residents. The court's website is www.20thjdc.org. Court Administrator Miranda Bourgoyne can be reached at PO Box 529, Clinton, LA 70722 or by phone at (225) 683-0613.
DUI offenses in East Feliciana Parish are prosecuted under La. R.S. 14:98, which sets the state's operating while intoxicated standards. The standard BAC limit is 0.08% for most drivers. Louisiana treats first-offense DUI as a misdemeanor, but the penalties grow with each subsequent conviction. Second offenses fall under La. R.S. 14:98.1, third offenses under La. R.S. 14:98.2 (felony level), and fourth or subsequent offenses fall under La. R.S. 14:98.3, which carries the most serious consequences in state law.
Clerk of Court: Public Access to DUI Case Files
The East Feliciana Parish Clerk of Court is Hon. David Dart. The office is at 12305 St. Helena Street, Clinton, LA 70722, with a mailing address of PO Drawer 599. You can call (225) 683-5145 or email david@eastfelicianaclerk.org directly. The Clerk's website is www.eastfelicianaclerk.org. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Clerk is the public records custodian for the parish and can be contacted at the email above for formal public records requests.
Access to clerk of court records is free. Patrons need pay only for copies made or requested, and no appointment or advance contact is needed to inspect records. Copy fees are $1.00 per page. This means you can walk in during business hours, search the records in person, and only pay if you want physical copies of documents. The Clerk's civil, criminal, traffic, marriage license, and mortgage and conveyance records are available for public examination in the facilities in which their respective filing and research offices are housed. This open access policy makes it relatively straightforward to check on a DUI case without a lot of red tape.
An online e-search subscription is also available for those who need remote access to court records. This is useful for attorneys, bail bondsmen, and others who frequently need to check case status without traveling to Clinton.
The East Feliciana Clerk of Court's website at eastfelicianaclerk.org is the starting point for in-person and online access to DUI case records.
20th JDC Court Records and DUI Proceedings
The 20th Judicial District Court processes DUI cases for both East and West Feliciana parishes. For East Feliciana, the court sits at 12220 St. Helena Street in Clinton, just around the corner from the Clerk's office. The 20th JDC website provides information about court procedures, schedules, and case lookup. All DUI cases that go to trial or result in a plea before the 20th JDC generate court records that are filed with the Clerk of Court and retained as permanent public records under La. R.S. 44:1.
If a DUI arrest does not lead to a formal charge — for example, if the DA declines to prosecute — the court file may not exist. In that case, the arrest record held by the Sheriff's Office would be the primary source of documentation. The East Feliciana Parish Sheriff can be reached at PO Box 207, Clinton, LA 70722, phone (225) 683-8572. The Sheriff handles law enforcement in unincorporated parts of the parish and is the agency most likely to have made the initial DUI arrest.
The 20th JDC website provides procedural information and case access for DUI records in East Feliciana and West Feliciana parishes.
License Suspensions and the OMV Connection
A DUI arrest in East Feliciana Parish triggers two separate processes. The criminal case goes through the 20th JDC. But there is also an administrative license action handled by the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles. Louisiana's implied consent law at La. R.S. 32:661 requires drivers to submit to chemical testing when arrested for DUI. Refusing the test leads to a separate administrative suspension under La. R.S. 32:667. This suspension can happen even if the criminal case is later dismissed.
OMV records and driving history are handled at the state level, not through the parish court system. The Louisiana OMV ExpressLane portal provides some access to driving record information for authorized users. If you need a certified driving history that shows DUI convictions and any related license actions, the OMV is the right place to request that document, not the Clerk of Court. The Clerk holds the court case record; the OMV holds the driving record.
How to Find East Feliciana DUI Records Online
The eClerks Louisiana portal is worth checking first if you want to search without traveling to Clinton. It aggregates court case data from participating parishes and lets you search by name. East Feliciana case information may be available through this statewide tool, depending on the parish's level of participation. The search is free and gives you basic case index information. For full documents, you'll need to contact the Clerk's office directly.
The Clerk's own website at eastfelicianaclerk.org also offers an e-search subscription for more frequent users. This is worth considering if you need to run multiple searches or monitor a case over time. For one-time lookups, calling the Clerk at (225) 683-5145 or emailing david@eastfelicianaclerk.org is the most direct route.
eClerks Louisiana offers free statewide court case searches that may include East Feliciana Parish DUI case index data.
Getting Copies of Court Records
Copy fees in East Feliciana Parish are $1.00 per page. No appointment is needed to visit the Clerk's office and review records in person. If you want certified copies for legal or official use, the Clerk can prepare those for you at the same rate. Mail requests can be sent to PO Drawer 599, Clinton, LA 70722. Include the full name of the person whose record you're requesting, the type of record needed, and any other identifying information you have. The Clerk's office typically processes requests within a few business days, though complex searches may take longer.
If you need crash report records related to a DUI incident in East Feliciana Parish, those are held by the Louisiana State Police and available through the DPS crash reports portal. These records are separate from court records but can supplement the information you find through the Clerk's office.
Nearby Parishes
East Feliciana Parish borders several other Louisiana parishes, each with its own court system and DUI records access process.