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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
New Britain, Connecticut, in Hartford County, has about 76,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). An OUI arrest in New Britain starts two cases, a criminal case in the Connecticut Superior Court 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: New Britain public records, Hartford County OUI, New Britain arrest records, New Britain warrants, New Britain inmate search, New Britain criminal records, Connecticut arrest records and Connecticut inmate search.
The OUI Law in Connecticut
Drunk driving is charged as OUI in Connecticut, at a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more.
Driving in Connecticut is consent to a breath or blood test when an officer has cause to suspect OUI; the license case that follows a refusal or a failed test is run by the DMV, separately from the criminal case.
Who Makes OUI Arrests in New Britain
The agency that reports for New Britain (filed by the FBI as New Britain Police Department) and, elsewhere, the state police make the OUI arrests in and around New Britain.
In Connecticut the police for a given address is the town police in a town with its own department and the state police elsewhere.
Together, the three agencies in Hartford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8,196 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Hartford County does not break OUI out.
Booking After an OUI Arrest in New Britain
A driver arrested for OUI and kept in custody is in the custody of the Connecticut Department of Correction, which runs every jail and prison in Connecticut; its inmate locator is at portal.ct.gov/DOC/Miscellaneous/Inmate-Information.
The Court Case
An OUI charge from New Britain is brought by the State's Attorney in the Connecticut Superior Court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at jud.ct.gov/jud2.htm.
Statewide, Judicial Branch Case Look-up is the Connecticut Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
The License Case
An OUI 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 Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles, carries the result of both.
The Records an OUI Leaves
- The arrest report: from the agency that made the arrest, under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act.
- The court file: from the Connecticut Superior Court, kept by the clerk of each courthouse.
- The driving record: from the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles.
More on each: New Britain arrest records and New Britain court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the OUI limit in Connecticut?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is an OUI case from New Britain heard?
In the Connecticut Superior Court, brought by the State's Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at jud.ct.gov/jud2.htm.
Where is a person arrested for OUI in New Britain held?
In a facility of the Connecticut Department of Correction, which runs every jail in Connecticut.
Who handles the license after an OUI arrest in Connecticut?
The DMV, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
Is this the official New Britain 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.