Pennsylvania DUI Guides by City
The court that hears your case depends on where you were arrested.
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Municipal Court, Criminal Division
Philadelphia has no magisterial district courts. Municipal Court’s Criminal Division handles preliminary arraignments, misdemeanor trials, and felony preliminary hearings, and runs a DUI Treatment Court. Check the court named on your charging papers.
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Magisterial district court, then the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
The Criminal Division sits in the Allegheny County Courthouse, 436 Grant St., and runs an ARD unit for first-time, non-violent offenders.
Allentown
Lehigh
Magisterial district court, then the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas
The Lehigh County Courthouse is at 455 W. Hamilton St.
Reading
Berks
Magisterial district court, then the Berks County Court of Common Pleas
The Berks County Courthouse is at 633 Court St.; the county runs a DUI Treatment Court.
Erie
Erie
Magisterial district court, then the Erie County Court of Common Pleas
The Erie County Courthouse is at 140 W. Sixth St.
Official sources
- Pennsylvania General Assembly — House Bill 1615 (2025–2026), Act 58 of 2025
- Pennsylvania General Assembly — HB 1615 (2025) bill history
- Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee — Fiscal note, HB 1615
- 75 Pa.C.S. §3806 — Prior offenses
- Philadelphia Courts — Citizens’ Guide, Municipal Court Criminal Division
- Fifth Judicial District (Allegheny County) — Criminal Division departments
- Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania — Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas
- Berks County — Court of Common Pleas
- Erie County Courts
- PennDOT DMV — DUI Legislation (penalty tables)
- PA Driver’s Manual, Chapter 4 — Driving Record Information
- PennDOT DMV — Ignition Interlock FAQs
- PennDOT — Ignition Interlock Limited License Eligibility Fact Sheet
- PennDOT — Impaired Driving
- PA Liquor Control Board — DUI Arrest in Pennsylvania
- 75 Pa.C.S. Chapter 38
- 75 Pa.C.S. §3802
- 75 Pa.C.S. §3803
- 75 Pa.C.S. §3804
- 75 Pa.C.S. §1547
- 18 Pa.C.S. §9122.1 — Petition for limited access
- Pennsylvania State Police — Criminal Record Expungement
- Pa. R. Crim. P. 320 — Expungement after ARD
- PennDOT DMV — Ignition Interlock Limited License
- PA Office of Victim Advocate — The Court Process
- PA Dept. of Drug and Alcohol Programs — Analysis of Pennsylvania’s DUI Programs
Educational information, not legal advice. Pennsylvania law changes and every case is different. Confirm deadlines with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Driver and Vehicle Services and talk to a licensed Pennsylvania attorney about your situation.
Some details on this page are still being verified against official sources. Check the linked sources before relying on a specific number or deadline.
Last reviewed October 1, 2026.