Local resources: courts, jail, police, and Driver Services
The offices a DUI case in Bristol, Tennessee passes through, with the address and number from each office's own website or an official state page. Confirm hours by phone before you go.
How a Sullivan County DUI case moves
- Arrest and booking. Bristol Tennessee police, Sullivan County deputies, and state troopers book DUI arrests, generally at the Sullivan County jail in Blountville. Bond is set before release.
- No DMV hearing. Tennessee does not run a separate administrative license hearing after a DUI arrest. The court decides license consequences.
- First appearance. In Sullivan County General Sessions Court; for Bristol arrests, usually at the Bristol Justice Center on Anderson Street. If you refused a test, the refusal can be decided here or with the DUI case (Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-406(d)(4)).
- Resolution or bind-over. A misdemeanor DUI can be resolved in General Sessions. A case can also be bound over to the grand jury and go to Criminal Court in Blountville.
- After a conviction. Jail time must begin within 30 days of conviction or when space opens (§ 55-10-402(f)); a driving prohibition of one year or more; possibly a restricted license with an ignition interlock and SR-22 insurance. The Sullivan County DUI guide has each step.
Courts
Which courtroom hears your case is printed on your citation or bond paperwork. When in doubt, call the clerk for the court named there.
Sullivan County General Sessions Court (Bristol)
Bristol Justice Center, 801 Anderson Street, Bristol, TN 37620
Where most DUI cases from the Tennessee side of Bristol begin. This is the Sessions number listed by the Sullivan County Circuit Court Clerk. Bristol Law Court: 423-652-1030.
Sullivan County General Sessions Court (Kingsport)
Kingsport Justice Center, Kingsport, TN
For cases set in Kingsport. Call the clerk for the exact courtroom.
Sullivan County Circuit Court Clerk (Blountville)
Sullivan County Justice Center, 140 Blountville Bypass, Blountville, TN 37617
Clerk for the Circuit and Criminal courts. Felony DUI and cases bound over from General Sessions are heard at the Justice Center. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
Law enforcement and the jail
Bristol Tennessee Police Department
801 Anderson Street, Bristol, TN 37620
City police for Bristol, Tennessee. Not the same agency as the Bristol, Virginia police.
Sullivan County Sheriff's Office and jail
140 Blountville Bypass, Blountville, TN 37617
Mailing address P.O. Box 589, Blountville, TN 37617. Call to ask whether someone is in custody and how bond can be posted.
Tennessee Highway Patrol, District 5 (Fall Branch)
184 Joe R. McCrary Road, Fall Branch, TN 37656
State troopers covering upper East Tennessee, including the Sullivan County interstates.
Prosecutor, Driver Services, and state offices
Addresses and phone numbers are from official websites, checked October 28, 2026.
Second Judicial District Attorney General (Sullivan County)
140 Blountville Bypass, Blountville, TN 37617
The prosecutor's office for Sullivan County.
Blountville Driver Services Center
3769 Highway 11-W, Blountville, TN 37617
Reopened October 12, 2026 after renovations; listed hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern, Monday to Friday. This is where a restricted-license court order goes.
Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, Nashville, TN 37243
Reinstatements, restricted licenses, and the ignition interlock program.
Your license, the restricted license, and the interlock
There is no administrative license hearing to request after a Tennessee DUI arrest. A conviction brings a court-ordered driving prohibition of one year on a first offense (Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-10-404), and a refusal finding brings a separate revocation of at least one year (§ 55-10-407).
A judge can order a restricted license for many drivers (§ 55-10-409). The Tennessee Department of Safety says to take the signed order, with SR-22 insurance, to a Driver Services Center within 10 days; in Sullivan County that is the Blountville center listed above. Many restricted licenses require an ignition interlock, kept for at least 365 days or the whole revocation if longer. Interlock installers are in the directory, and the restricted license guide walks through it.
Bristol, Virginia is a different state
State Street is the state line. An arrest on the Virginia side is a Virginia case, in Virginia courts, under Virginia law, and this site does not cover it. For the Virginia side, start with the Virginia Judicial System and the Virginia DMV, and talk with a lawyer licensed in Virginia. More in the state line guide.