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 on September 23, 2026.
Inyo County, California, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Inyo County starts two cases, a criminal case (in the Superior Court of California, County of Inyo) and a license case before the DMV, 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: Inyo County public records, Inyo County arrest records, Inyo County warrants, Inyo County inmate search, Inyo County criminal records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
The DUI Law in California
Drunk driving is charged as DUI in California, at a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more.
Driving in California is consent to a breath or blood test when an officer has cause to suspect DUI; the license case that follows a refusal or a failed test is run by the DMV, separately from the criminal case.
For charging and sentencing, California counts prior offenses within 10 years.
Who Makes DUI Arrests in Inyo County
The Inyo County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Bishop make the DUI arrests in Inyo County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Inyo County: Union Pacific Railroad in Inyo County (other agency); the Highway Patrol's Bishop Area Office (state police); the Highway Patrol's Bishop Area Office makes the arrests on the state highways.
Together, the two agencies in Inyo County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 520 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Inyo County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Inyo County
A driver arrested for DUI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Inyo County Sheriff's Office, held about 50 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at inyocounty.us/services/sheriff/jail, phone 760-878-0370. The Inyo County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
The District Attorney files the charge, and the case is heard in the Superior Court of California, County of Inyo.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at inyo.courts.ca.gov/forms-filing/records-search-requests.
California has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The License Case
A DUI arrest starts two cases: the criminal one above and an administrative one over the license, run by the DMV. The driving record, kept by the California Department of Motor Vehicles, carries the result of both.
The Records a DUI Leaves
- The arrest report: from the agency that made the arrest, under the California Public Records Act.
- The court file: from the Superior Court of California, County of Inyo, kept by the Superior Court clerk.
- The driving record: from the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
More on each: Inyo County arrest records, Inyo County police reports and Inyo County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in California?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Inyo County heard?
In the Superior Court of California, County of Inyo, brought by the District Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at inyo.courts.ca.gov.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Inyo County held?
At the county jail, run by the Inyo County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after a DUI arrest in California?
The DMV, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
How long does a DUI count as a prior in California?
10 years.
Is this the official Inyo 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.