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.
Waterbury, Connecticut, in New Haven County, has about 116,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). An OUI arrest in Waterbury 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: Waterbury public records, New Haven County OUI, Waterbury arrest records, Waterbury warrants, Waterbury inmate search, Waterbury 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 Waterbury
The agency that reports for Waterbury (filed by the FBI as Waterbury Police Department) and, elsewhere, the state police make the OUI arrests in and around Waterbury.
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 seven agencies in New Haven County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 15,770 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for New Haven County does not break OUI out.
Booking After an OUI Arrest in Waterbury
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 Waterbury 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
The court case is only half the record. The DMV runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles keeps the driving record the conviction goes on.
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: Waterbury arrest records and Waterbury court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the OUI limit in Connecticut?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is an OUI case from Waterbury 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 Waterbury 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 Waterbury 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.