Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Conway, Arkansas, in Faulkner County, has about 71,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DWI arrest in Conway starts two cases, a criminal case in the District Court and a license case before the Office of Driver Services, and leaves three records. This guide follows the arrest from the roadside to the court file and the driving record.
This guide covers the law, the arrest, booking, the court case, the license case, the records and common questions.
Related guides: Conway public records, Faulkner County DWI, Conway arrest records, Conway warrants, Conway inmate search, Conway criminal records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
The DWI Law in Arkansas
Drunk driving is charged as DWI in Arkansas, at a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more.
Driving in Arkansas is consent to a breath or blood test when an officer has cause to suspect DWI; the license case that follows a refusal or a failed test is run by the Office of Driver Services, separately from the criminal case.
Who Makes DWI Arrests in Conway
The Faulkner County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Conway (filed by the FBI as Conway Police Department) make the DWI arrests in and around Conway.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Faulkner County: the University of Central Arkansas (campus police); the State Park at Woolly Hollow State Park (state agency).
Together, the six agencies in Faulkner County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,290 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Faulkner County does not break DWI out.
The Quitman Police Department and the Damascus Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Faulkner County, so their arrests are not broken out for Faulkner County here.
Booking After a DWI Arrest in Conway
A driver arrested for DWI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Faulkner County Sheriff's Office, held about 500 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at faulknercountyar.gov/government/departments-2/sheriff, phone 501-450-4914. The Conway inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DWI charge from Conway is brought by the Prosecuting Attorney in the District Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at faulknercountyar.gov, phone 501-450-4927.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at arcourts.gov/taxonomy/term/101.
Statewide, CourtConnect is the Arkansas Judiciary's free statewide case search.
The License Case
A DWI arrest starts two cases: the criminal one above and an administrative one over the license, run by the Office of Driver Services. The driving record, kept by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Driver Services, carries the result of both.
The Records a DWI Leaves
- The arrest report: from the agency that made the arrest, under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.
- The court file: from the District Court, kept by the Circuit Clerk.
- The driving record: from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Driver Services.
More on each: Conway arrest records, Conway police reports and Conway court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DWI limit in Arkansas?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DWI case from Conway heard?
In the District Court, brought by the Prosecuting Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at arcourts.gov/taxonomy/term/101.
Where is a person arrested for DWI in Conway held?
At the county jail, run by the Faulkner County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after a DWI arrest in Arkansas?
The Office of Driver Services, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
Is this the official Conway website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.