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 30, 2026.
Sussex County, Delaware, has about 271,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Sussex County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Court of Common Pleas 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: Sussex County public records, Sussex County arrest records, Sussex County warrants, Sussex County inmate search, Sussex County criminal records, Delaware arrest records and Delaware inmate search.
The DUI Law in Delaware
In Delaware the offense is DUI, and the limit is 0.08.
Driving in Delaware 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 Sussex County
The state police or the town police and the agencies that report for Milford, Seaford, Georgetown, Millsboro, Laurel, Milton and 15 more cities make the DUI arrests in Sussex County.
In Delaware the police for a given address is the town police in a town with its own department and the Delaware State Police elsewhere.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Sussex County: Attorney General in Sussex County and Animal Welfare in Sussex County (state agency); the Sussex County State Police (state police); the Sussex County State Police makes the arrests on the state highways.
Together, the 20 agencies in Sussex County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,645 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Sussex County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Sussex County
A driver arrested for DUI and kept in custody is in the custody of the Delaware Department of Correction, which runs every jail and prison in Delaware; its inmate locator is at doc.delaware.gov/views/inmate_locator.blade.shtml.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Sussex County is brought by the Attorney General in the Court of Common Pleas.
The Attorney General's page SearchSystems verified is at sussexcountyde.gov/attorney-generals-office, phone (302) 856-5353.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courtconnect.courts.delaware.gov/cc/cconnect/ck_public_qry_main.cp_....
Statewide, CourtConnect is the Delaware courts' free online case search for civil cases and judgments.
The License Case
The court case is only half the record. The Division of Motor Vehicles runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles keeps the driving record the conviction goes on.
The Records a DUI Leaves
- The arrest report: from the agency that made the arrest, under the Delaware Freedom of Information Act.
- The court file: from the Court of Common Pleas, kept by the Prothonotary.
- The driving record: from the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles.
More on each: Sussex County arrest records, Sussex County police reports and Sussex County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Delaware?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Sussex County heard?
In the Court of Common Pleas, brought by the Attorney General. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courtconnect.courts.delaware.gov.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Sussex County held?
In a facility of the Delaware Department of Correction, which runs every jail in Delaware.
Who handles the license after a DUI arrest in Delaware?
The Division of Motor Vehicles, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
Is this the official Sussex 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.