Fresno DUI Lawyer

In Fresno County, a DUI is a criminal case, and the court’s felony and misdemeanor court is on Van Ness Avenue downtown.

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DUI DEFENSE FOR FRESNO COUNTY ARRESTS

Two court buildings, two kinds of cases

Fresno has a courthouse called the “M” Street Courthouse, but its address is 2317 Tuolumne Street. The court lists traffic infractions and criminal infractions there. A DUI is charged as a misdemeanor or a felony, not as an infraction.

The court lists no adult criminal courthouse outside downtown Fresno. So an arrest in Clovis, Selma, Reedley, or Coalinga is generally handled downtown as well. The court named on your citation or release papers is the one that counts.

Our published results include three DMV hearings recorded under Fresno, from 2025 to 2026. Our only office is in Los Angeles, at 3810 Wilshire Blvd.

DOWNTOWN FRESNO COURT BUILDINGS

Which building does what

All of these buildings are in downtown Fresno. Your paperwork usually shows the building and courtroom for your case.

Felony and misdemeanor court

Downtown Courthouse

A courthouse of the Superior Court of California, County of Fresno
1100 Van Ness Avenue, Fresno, CA 93724
Main phone: (559) 457-2000

The building is open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The criminal clerk is on the fourth floor, Room 401, phone (559) 457-1801. The clerk’s office is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The lobby has a metal detector and an x-ray machine. All weapons are banned, including pocketknives of any size, scissors, and stun guns.
Food and drinks, including water, cannot be brought inside.
For parking, the court refers visitors to the City of Fresno’s map of public lots and garages.

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Traffic and infractions

“M” Street Courthouse

2317 Tuolumne Street, Fresno, CA 93721
Phone: (559) 457-1700

The court lists traffic infractions and criminal infractions at this building. It also says its Drug Court is currently heard here. The clerk’s office is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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Jail Annex

Criminal Courts Departments 95 and 96

1265 M Street, Fresno, CA 93721

The court lists criminal and domestic violence cases in these two courtrooms. They are open 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekdays.

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After sentencing

ACTION Center

1100 Van Ness Avenue, first floor, behind the Jury Assembly Room
Phone: (559) 457-2000

The After Criminal One-Stop Network (ACTION) Center processes criminal sentencing orders. Its listed services include DUI classes, community service, electronic monitoring, drug tests, and fines. It is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekdays.

PROSECUTOR AND POLICE

Who files the charges and who makes arrests

The District Attorney prosecutes criminal cases across the county. Which agency arrested you depends on where you were stopped.

Prosecutor

County of Fresno District Attorney

Historic Rowell Building, 2100 Tulare Street, Fresno, CA 93721
Phone: (559) 600-3141

The District Attorney’s Misdemeanor Unit reviews misdemeanor cases submitted for filing. It handles them from the arraignment through trial and sentencing. The DA says over 13,000 new misdemeanor cases were filed in 2023, across four misdemeanor courts.

The DA also has a DUI prosecution team funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). The DA says 2023 to 2024 was the 20th year of that funding.

Local police

Fresno Police and Sheriff

Inside the City of Fresno, the Fresno Police Department usually handles DUI stops on local streets. Its non-emergency line is (559) 621-7000, and it works from five policing district offices.

The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is at 2200 Fresno Street. Its records line is (559) 600-8400.

CHP

Fresno Area office

1380 E. Fortune Ave, Fresno, CA 93725
Phone: (559) 705-2200

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) says this office serves Fresno County. It patrols over 4,045 miles of state highways, freeways, and unincorporated roads. Communities it names include Clovis, Reedley, Sanger, Selma, Kerman, and Fresno.

CHP

Coalinga Area office

125 South Sixth Street, Coalinga, CA 93210
Phone: (559) 935-2093

The CHP says this office covers over 75 miles of Interstate 5, across parts of Fresno, Kings, and Kern counties.

YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE

What changed at the DMV in Fresno

The license case runs separately from the court case, and a DMV hearing officer decides it rather than a judge.

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Closure announced

The DMV announced that its Fresno Driver Safety office at 2510 S. East Ave. would close. The release said most Driver Safety hearings are now conducted virtually.

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The Fresno office closed

The office closed at 5 p.m. that day. The DMV said Fresno hearing officers would be reassigned to nearby DMV locations. Drivers who needed an in-person hearing could make an appointment online or by phone. At the time, the DMV named the Fresno North, Madera, and Visalia field offices as the nearest places.

APRIL 2026

The current office list

The DMV’s hearing guide, revised in April 2026, lists 10 Driver Safety offices. Fresno is not one of them.

AFTER A NEW ARREST

Ask within 10 days

If you want a DMV hearing before the suspension takes effect, request it within 10 days of receiving the DMV notice. The notice is usually handed to you at the arrest. Requests go to Driver Safety by phone at (833) 543-7703 or through the DMV’s online portal.

REPEAT MISDEMEANOR DUI

The Fresno County DUI Court

The Fresno County DUI Court is a program for defendants charged with a repeat misdemeanor DUI who are assessed as high-risk. Defendants first appear in their regular home court department, where they receive information about the program.

Those who want to take part are screened by the DUI Court team. Participants plead guilty to the DUI charges. A jail sentence is imposed and stayed, and they begin supervision and treatment.

The court describes two tracks. One focuses on treatment for addiction. The other focuses on compliance and monitoring for repeat offenders with little or no addiction.

Participants must start using an alcohol monitoring device within 5 days of sentencing. The DUI Court meets on Thursdays in Department 97B, phone (559) 457-6362.

LOCAL NUMBERS

DUI arrests in the county

In 2021, Fresno County had 3,996 DUI arrests (DMV DUI-MIS report). That was 0.6 arrests per 100 licensed drivers, or 1.5 times the statewide rate of 0.4. The county’s arrests fell 7.3% from 2020.

For 2023, the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) crash rankings list 760 people killed or injured in alcohol-involved crashes in Fresno County. They list 1,516 DUI arrests for the City of Fresno.

OTS shows DUI arrest figures for cities only, not counties. It says its rankings are only indicators of potential problems.

DMV RESULTS

DMV hearings recorded under Fresno

These are three DMV hearings on our Success Stories page, from 2025 to 2026, that our records list under Fresno. “Fresno” is the label in our records; the Fresno Driver Safety office had closed in November 2024. In each case, the DMV hearing officer set aside the DMV action against the driver’s license. A set-aside is a DMV license decision, not a result in court. Two of the three were reexamination hearings, not DUI suspension hearings.

2026

DMV action set aside

DMV office (our records): Fresno
DMV Allegation: Reexamination Hearing per DS-2439
Ruling: DMV Set Aside

2025

DMV action set aside

DMV office (our records): Fresno
DMV Allegation: Reexamination Hearing per DS-2439
Ruling: DMV Set Aside

DMV action set aside

DMV office (our records): Fresno
DMV Allegation: 0.24 Breath
Ruling: DMV Set Aside

The results described above were dependent on the facts of each case. Results will differ if based on different facts. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome in your case.

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FRESNO QUESTIONS

What people ask about court in Fresno

My arrest was near Coalinga, Mendota, or Orange Cove. Can I use the court’s local ACCESS site?

What should I wear to the Fresno courthouse?

Can I get a court interpreter in Fresno?

Is there an online portal for Fresno court cases?

Do I have to travel to Fresno for every court date?

CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Other location pages

Sacramento DUI Lawyer

DUI cases heard at the new courthouse at 500 G St. since April 2026; first arraignments at 1:30 p.m.

San Jose DUI Lawyer

Santa Clara County criminal courthouses by city (Criminal Rules 4 to 6), the DA, and SJPD checkpoints.

San Mateo County DUI Lawyer

Court branches in Redwood City and South San Francisco, and the court’s no-remote rule for criminal calendars.

RELATED DUI DEFENSE

DMV Hearing

Ask for a hearing within 10 days of receiving the DMV notice, which is usually given at the arrest.

Felony DUI

DUI charges that can be filed as felonies, such as some injury cases and some repeat offenses.

Drug DUI

Cases involving cannabis, prescription medication, or other drugs.

ABOUT THIS PAGE

Prepared by the Law Office of Jeff Yeh (Attorney Jeff Yeh, State Bar of California No. 240430), 3810 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles.

Last updated: September 29, 2026. The local facts on this page were checked against the official sources listed here on that date.

Reviewed by Attorney Jeff Yeh on October 6, 2026.

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This page is general information about California DUI cases, not legal advice for your situation. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Court locations, phone numbers, and procedures can change. Check the official sources listed here or call us.