Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 October 11, 2026.
Pulaski County, Arkansas, has about 401,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DWI arrest in Pulaski County 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: Pulaski County public records, Pulaski County arrest records, Pulaski County warrants, Pulaski County inmate search, Pulaski County 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 Pulaski County
The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Little Rock, North Little Rock, Sherwood, Jacksonville, Maumelle and Cammack Village make the DWI arrests in Pulaski County.
The FBI's agency list also places seven state agencies and three campus police departments in Pulaski County (the arrest records guide names each one).
Together, the seven agencies in Pulaski County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 19,562 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Pulaski County does not break DWI out.
The Alexander Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Pulaski County, so its arrests are not broken out for Pulaski County here.
Booking After a DWI Arrest in Pulaski County
A driver arrested for DWI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, held about 1,270 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at pcso.org, phone (501) 340-6600. The Pulaski County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DWI charge from Pulaski County is brought by the Prosecuting Attorney in the District Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at pulaskipa.org.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at pulaskicounty.net/circuit-courts, phone 501-340-8590.
Statewide, CourtConnect is the Arkansas Judiciary's free statewide case search.
The License Case
The court case is only half the record. The Office of Driver Services runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Driver Services keeps the driving record the conviction goes on.
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: Pulaski County arrest records, Pulaski County police reports and Pulaski County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DWI limit in Arkansas?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DWI case from Pulaski County heard?
In the District Court, brought by the Prosecuting Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at pulaskicounty.net/circuit-courts.
Where is a person arrested for DWI in Pulaski County held?
At the county jail, run by the Pulaski 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 Pulaski County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.