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 24, 2026.
Caribou County, Idaho, has about 7,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Caribou County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Magistrate Division and a license case before the Idaho Transportation Department, 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: Caribou County public records, Caribou County arrest records, Caribou County warrants, Caribou County inmate search, Caribou County criminal records, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.
The DUI Law in Idaho
In Idaho the offense is DUI, and the limit is 0.08.
Driving in Idaho 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 Idaho Transportation Department, separately from the criminal case.
Who Makes DUI Arrests in Caribou County
The Caribou County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Soda Springs make the DUI arrests in Caribou County.
Together, the two agencies in Caribou County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 228 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Caribou County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Caribou 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 Caribou County Sheriff's Office, held about 42 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at caribousheriff.com/departments/detention_and_jail, phone (208) 547-3094. The Caribou County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Caribou County is brought by the Prosecuting Attorney in the Magistrate Division.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at cariboucounty.us/departments/county_clerk/index.php, phone (208) 547-4324.
Statewide, iCourt Portal is the Idaho courts' free statewide case search.
The License Case
A DUI arrest starts two cases: the criminal one above and an administrative one over the license, run by the Idaho Transportation Department. The driving record, kept by the Idaho Transportation Department 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 Idaho Public Records Act.
- The court file: from the Magistrate Division, kept by the Clerk of the District Court.
- The driving record: from the Idaho Transportation Department Division of Motor Vehicles.
More on each: Caribou County arrest records, Caribou County police reports and Caribou County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Idaho?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Caribou County heard?
In the Magistrate Division, brought by the Prosecuting Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at cariboucounty.us.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Caribou County held?
At the county jail, run by the Caribou County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after a DUI arrest in Idaho?
The Idaho Transportation Department, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
Is this the official Caribou 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.