You are very rarely formally charged with a DUI the same night you are arrested. Typically, the police will wait for the bloodwork to come back to see if you are above the legal limit and/or whether you have any controlled substances in your system.
Once the blood test comes back, the police will file criminal charges and you will receive paperwork in the mail from the Magistrate’s office. The paperwork will include a copy of the Criminal Complaint, an application for the Public Defender’s office and a Scheduling Order which will have the date and time of your preliminary hearing.
