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 between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Hancock County, Maine, has about 57,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). An OUI arrest in Hancock County starts two cases, a criminal case in the District Court and a license case before the Bureau 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: Hancock County public records, Hancock County arrest records, Hancock County warrants, Hancock County inmate search, Hancock County criminal records, Maine arrest records and Maine inmate search.
The OUI Law in Maine
Drunk driving is charged as OUI in Maine, at a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more.
Driving in Maine 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 Bureau of Motor Vehicles, separately from the criminal case.
Who Makes OUI Arrests in Hancock County
The Hancock County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Ellsworth make the OUI arrests in Hancock County.
Together, the seven agencies in Hancock County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 779 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Hancock County does not break OUI out.
Booking After an OUI Arrest in Hancock County
A driver arrested for OUI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Hancock County Sheriff's Office, held about 61 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at hancockcountymaine.gov/hancock-county-sheriff-s-office, phone (207) 667-7575. The Hancock County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
An OUI charge from Hancock County is brought by the District Attorney in the District Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at hancockcountymaine.gov, phone 207-667-4621.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.maine.gov/ecourts/access.html.
Maine has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The License Case
An OUI arrest starts two cases: the criminal one above and an administrative one over the license, run by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The driving record, kept by the Maine Bureau 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 Maine Freedom of Access Act.
- The court file: from the District Court, kept by the clerk of each court.
- The driving record: from the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
More on each: Hancock County arrest records, Hancock County police reports and Hancock County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the OUI limit in Maine?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is an OUI case from Hancock County heard?
In the District Court, brought by the District Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.maine.gov/ecourts/access.html.
Where is a person arrested for OUI in Hancock County held?
At the county jail, run by the Hancock County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after an OUI arrest in Maine?
The Bureau of Motor Vehicles, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
Is this the official Hancock 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.