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 26, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Pea Ridge, Arkansas, in Benton County, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DWI arrest in Pea Ridge 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: Pea Ridge public records, Benton County DWI, Pea Ridge arrest records, Pea Ridge warrants, Pea Ridge inmate search, Pea Ridge criminal records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
The DWI Law in Arkansas
In Arkansas the offense is DWI, and the limit is 0.08.
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 Pea Ridge
The Benton County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Pea Ridge (filed by the FBI as Pea Ridge Police Department) make the DWI arrests in and around Pea Ridge.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Benton County: the State Park at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area (state agency); Northwest Arkansas Community College (campus police); Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (other agency).
Together, the 14 agencies in Benton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 12,275 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Benton County does not break DWI out.
The Springdale Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Benton County, so its arrests are not broken out for Benton County here.
Booking After a DWI Arrest in Pea Ridge
A driver arrested for DWI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Benton County Sheriff's Office, held about 480 people on an average day in 2020 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at sheriff.bentoncountyar.gov/jail-dashboard. The Pea Ridge inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DWI charge from Pea Ridge is brought by the Prosecuting Attorney in the District Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at bentoncountyar.gov/prosecuting-attorney, phone 479-271-1030.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at bentoncountyar.gov/circuit-clerk/public-records, phone (479) 271-1015.
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: Pea Ridge arrest records, Pea Ridge police reports and Pea Ridge court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DWI limit in Arkansas?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DWI case from Pea Ridge heard?
In the District Court, brought by the Prosecuting Attorney.
Where is a person arrested for DWI in Pea Ridge held?
At the county jail, run by the Benton 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 Pea Ridge website?
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