San Bernardino County DUI Lawyer

Felony and misdemeanor cases in San Bernardino County are filed at four courthouses: Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino, Victorville, and Joshua Tree.

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COUNTYWIDE DUI DEFENSE

Four courthouses for 24 cities

San Bernardino County has about 2.2 million residents and 24 incorporated cities, according to the state’s January 2026 estimate. The Superior Court’s “Where Can I File?” page shows which courthouse takes felony and misdemeanor filings for each area.

Our published results include seven DUI court cases and one DMV hearing in the county. Our only office is in Los Angeles, at 3810 Wilshire Blvd.

THE COURT’S FILING LIST

Where a case is filed, by city

This summary follows the court’s “Where Can I File?” page. The courthouse named on your citation or release papers is the one to follow.

West Valley

Rancho Cucamonga District

8303 Haven Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Criminal phone: (909) 350-9764

Cities: Chino, Chino Hills, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Rialto, and Upland.

Our Rancho Cucamonga page covers this courthouse in more detail.

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San Bernardino valley and mountains

San Bernardino Justice Center

Criminal Division of the San Bernardino District
247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0240
Criminal phone: (909) 384-1888

Cities: Colton, Grand Terrace, Highland, Loma Linda, Redlands, San Bernardino, and Yucaipa. Mountain communities such as Crestline, Lake Arrowhead, and Running Springs are also listed.

Open 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The Justice Center lot at Arrowhead Avenue and Third Street allows three hours. All-day lots include the south side of Second Street.
From Interstate 215, the court’s directions use the Second Street exit, then Arrowhead Avenue.

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High Desert, Barstow, and Needles

Victorville District

14455 Civic Drive, Suite 200, Victorville, CA 92392
Criminal phone: (760) 245-6215

Cities: Adelanto, Apple Valley, Barstow, Hesperia, Needles, and Victorville. Desert areas such as Phelan, Lucerne Valley, Baker, and Trona are also listed.

Criminal phone hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The courthouse is in the County Building on Civic Drive, near the Roy Rogers Drive exit of Interstate 15.
Public parking is on the north and west sides.

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Morongo Basin

Joshua Tree District

6527 White Feather Road, Joshua Tree, CA 92252
Criminal phone: (760) 974-3048

Areas: Twentynine Palms, Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, Landers, Pioneertown, Johnson Valley, and Morongo Valley.

Open 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The courthouse is in the Government Center on State Route 62, about 3 miles east of Joshua Tree. Parking is on the north side.

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No criminal filings

Courthouses that take other cases

Fontana District, 17780 Arrow Boulevard: traffic infractions, small claims, and some civil matters. Criminal filings from its area go to Rancho Cucamonga.
Barstow District: family, civil, small claims, and traffic infractions. Barstow-area criminal cases go to Victorville.
Needles District: felony and misdemeanor filings from the Needles area are filed and heard in Victorville.
Big Bear District: remote video proceedings for traffic arraignments.

WHO ELSE IS INVOLVED

Prosecutor, police, CHP, and DMV

Prosecutor

The District Attorney’s four divisions

The District Attorney says it prosecutes crimes committed anywhere in the county, including all city jurisdictions. Its headquarters is at 303 West 3rd Street, San Bernardino.

It works through four divisions, based in San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga, Victorville, and Joshua Tree. A division’s area does not always match the court’s filing list.

Arresting agency

Sheriff’s deputies or city police

The District Attorney lists 14 cities that receive police service from the Sheriff’s Department:

Adelanto, Apple Valley, Big Bear Lake, Chino Hills, Grand Terrace, Hesperia, Highland, Loma Linda, Needles, Rancho Cucamonga, Twentynine Palms, Victorville, Yucaipa, and Yucca Valley.

Barstow, Chino, Colton, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario, Redlands, Rialto, San Bernardino, and Upland have city police departments. The San Bernardino Police Department is at 710 N. D Street.

Freeways

Seven CHP Area offices

Rancho Cucamonga Area: 9530 Pittsburgh Avenue, (909) 980-3994
San Bernardino Area: 2211 Western Avenue, (909) 383-4247
Victorville Area: 14210 Amargosa Road, (760) 241-1186
Barstow Area: 300 East Mountain View Street, (760) 255-5900
Arrowhead Area: 31230 Highway 18, Running Springs, (909) 867-2791
Morongo Basin Area: 63683 Twentynine Palms Highway, Joshua Tree, (760) 366-3707
Needles Area: 1916 J Street, (760) 326-2000

The CHP says its San Bernardino Area covers Interstate 10, Interstate 15, Interstate 215, and State Route 210, including the Cajon Pass.

Your license

A separate DMV case

None of these courthouses decides your driving privilege. The DMV handles it, and a Driver Safety hearing officer decides it if you ask for a hearing.

Ask within 10 days of receiving the DMV notice to get a hearing before the suspension takes effect. The notice is usually given at the arrest.

The DMV’s current Driver Safety office list shows no office in this county. For Driver Safety, the DMV lists (833) 543-7703 and an online portal. Hearings may be held remotely or in person.

THE COURT’S OWN STEPS

From release to arraignment

These steps summarize the Superior Court’s criminal division page.

AFTER THE ARREST

Release, bail, or a promise to appear

The court’s criminal page describes what can follow an arrest. You may be released without charges, post bail, or be released on your own recognizance, which is a promise to return to court. Otherwise you stay in custody until an arraignment.

The court’s felony and misdemeanor bail schedule took effect January 1, 2026, with a revision on June 4, 2026. Judges can adjust scheduled bail and may set zero bail.

BEFORE COURT

What the court asks you to bring

The court’s list includes photo ID and your citation, appearance letter, or jail release papers. Bring any bail or bond receipts and proof that you followed earlier court orders.

Use your legal name as it appears on your documents. If something on your papers is wrong, tell the court.

FIRST COURT DATE

Arraignment and plea

At the arraignment, you hear the charges and your rights, and you can ask for a lawyer if you cannot afford one. The court’s page names three pleas: not guilty, guilty, and no contest.

State law generally lets a lawyer appear for you in a misdemeanor case. In DUI cases, the court may still require you in person at the arraignment, plea, or sentencing.

OFFICIAL NUMBERS

DUI arrests in San Bernardino County

The DMV’s 32nd DUI-MIS report, published in 2025, counts 7,169 DUI arrests in the county in 2019. The count fell to 5,631 in 2020 and rose to 6,320 in 2021.

In 2021, 94.0% of those arrests were misdemeanors and 5.8% were felonies. That year there were 0.4 DUI arrests per 100 licensed drivers in the county.

The same report names five counties with more than 6,000 DUI arrests in 2021: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego. Together they had 46.5% of the state’s total.

The San Bernardino Police Department announced a DUI checkpoint for May 29, 2026, funded by a California Office of Traffic Safety grant.

RESULTS IN THIS COUNTY

Seven court cases and one DMV hearing

Our Success Stories page lists seven DUI court cases in San Bernardino County. Five were at the Rancho Cucamonga Courthouse (2014 to 2026), one at the San Bernardino Justice Center (2011), and one at the Fontana Courthouse (2010). Today, the Fontana courthouse no longer accepts criminal filings. It also lists a 2015 DMV hearing, which our records place at a San Bernardino Driver Safety office. That office is not on the DMV’s current office list. Below are the two most recent Rancho Cucamonga cases, the San Bernardino Justice Center case, the Fontana case, and that DMV hearing. In each court case, the DUI charge was dismissed and the client pleaded to a “wet reckless.” That is a reckless driving conviction entered with a statement that alcohol or drugs were involved (Vehicle Code 23103.5). It counts as a prior if there is a new DUI within 10 years. In the DMV case, the hearing officer set aside the license suspension. That is a DMV license decision, not a court result.

2026

DUI charge dismissed; wet reckless plea

Court: Rancho Cucamonga Courthouse
Allegation: 0.16 Blood + Collision
Disposition: DUI dismissed: Wet Reckless plea

DUI charge dismissed; wet reckless plea

Court: Rancho Cucamonga Courthouse
Allegation: 0.19 Blood + Collision
Disposition: DUI dismissed: Wet Reckless plea

2015

DMV action set aside

DMV office (our records): San Bernardino
DMV Allegation: 0.13 Blood w/ 1 Prior
Ruling: DMV Set Aside

2011

DUI charge dismissed; wet reckless plea

Court: San Bernardino Justice Center
Allegation: 0.13 Blood
Disposition: DUI dismissed; Wet Reckless plea

2010

DUI charge dismissed; wet reckless plea

Court: Fontana Courthouse
Allegation: 0.25 Blood
Disposition: DUI dismissed; Wet Reckless plea

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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COUNTY QUESTIONS

Courthouse questions from across San Bernardino County

My arrest was in the Big Bear Valley. Which courthouse will hear it?

I was stopped on Interstate 15 or Interstate 40 far out in the desert. Where does that case go?

Can I bring my phone into a San Bernardino County courthouse?

Who decides whether I can appear by phone or video?

Is there an online record of my case?

NEARBY PAGES

City and neighboring county pages

Rancho Cucamonga DUI Lawyer

Rancho Cucamonga Courthouse: criminal filings from 8 cities, including Ontario, Fontana, and Chino.

Riverside County DUI Lawyer

Five criminal courthouses by city, from Riverside to Murrieta and Indio, under the court’s filing order.

Pomona DUI Lawyer

Pomona Courthouse South (North’s courtrooms closed in 2013), 2026 police checkpoints, and towed-car steps.

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.

Hit and Run

Leaving the scene of an accident, often charged with DUI.

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.