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.
El Paso County, Colorado, has about 753,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in El Paso County starts two cases, a criminal case in the County Court and a license case before the Division of Motor Vehicles, 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: El Paso County public records, El Paso County arrest records, El Paso County warrants, El Paso County inmate search, El Paso County criminal records, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.
The DUI Law in Colorado
Drunk driving is charged as DUI in Colorado, at a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more; driving while ability impaired (DWAI) is charged from 0.05.
Driving in Colorado 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 Division of Motor Vehicles, separately from the criminal case.
Who Makes DUI Arrests in El Paso County
The El Paso County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Colorado Springs, Fountain, Monument, Manitou Springs, Palmer Lake, Calhan and one more cities make the DUI arrests in El Paso County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in El Paso County: Colorado Department of Revenue in Marijuana Enforcement Criminal Investigation, El Paso County (state agency); the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak Community College (campus police).
Together, the five agencies in El Paso County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 22,751 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for El Paso County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in El Paso 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 El Paso County Sheriff's Office, held about 1,240 people on an average day in 2025 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at epcsheriffsoffice.com/services/search-for-inmates, phone 719-390-2151. The El Paso County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from El Paso County is brought by the District Attorney in the County Court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at coloradojudicial.gov/courts/trial-courts/el-paso-county, phone (719) 452-5490.
Colorado 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 Division of Motor Vehicles. The driving record, kept by the Colorado Division 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 Colorado Open Records Act.
- The court file: from the County Court, kept by the clerk of the combined court.
- The driving record: from the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles.
More on each: El Paso County arrest records, El Paso County police reports and El Paso County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Colorado?
0.08 percent blood alcohol; driving while ability impaired (DWAI) is charged from 0.05.
Where is a DUI case from El Paso County heard?
In the County Court, brought by the District Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at coloradojudicial.gov.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in El Paso County held?
At the county jail, run by the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after a DUI arrest in Colorado?
The Division of Motor Vehicles, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
Is this the official El Paso 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.