If you are pulled over and arrested for DUI are the officers able to look through personal belongings in your vehicle?

Yes they can look through you car since they can impound it for the offense.

Almost everywhere I know of, they will have to make an inventory search of the vehicle to avoid later claims that property is missing.

The answers to your question depend largely upon the chronology of events. The Georgia Supreme Court has determined that when stopped for DUI, officers do not have to read your Miranda warnings prior to asking for field sobriety testing because they are deemed "voluntary." Once you are arrested, the officers arguably have the right to search your vehicle incident to your arrest, but that is typically limited to places where the types of contraband or weapons could be. Whether a purse qualifies depends on the circumstances. As for reading rights, once you are arrested, the law says they do not have to read your rights unless and until you are being questioned. Hire a lawyer as soon as possible to investigate the stop and represent you in court.

You need to hire a DUI specialist and do it soon, because you have only 10 days to save your license. If timely action isn't taken, you can forget about the issues regarding your rights not being read or the unlawful search.

The ability of police officer's to search a vehicle incident to an arrest was substantially curtailed after the United States Supreme Court decision in the Grant case. Speak to an attorney to determine whether the search can be challenged and evidence suppressed.

If the officers had probable cause (something a judge will determine after a hearing), then yes the officers can search personal items.