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.
Kennebec County, Maine, has about 128,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). An OUI arrest in Kennebec 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: Kennebec County public records, Kennebec County arrest records, Kennebec County warrants, Kennebec County inmate search, Kennebec 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 Kennebec County
The Kennebec County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Augusta, Waterville, Gardiner and Hallowell make the OUI arrests in Kennebec County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Kennebec County: the Bureau of Capitol Police (state agency).
Together, the nine agencies in Kennebec County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,995 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Kennebec County does not break OUI out.
Booking After an OUI Arrest in Kennebec 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 Kennebec County Sheriff's Office, held about 150 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at kennebec.gov/sheriff/corrections/inmates-current, phone (207) 623-2270. The Kennebec County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
An OUI charge from Kennebec County is brought by the District Attorney in the District Court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.maine.gov/courts/superior/kennebec-sc.html, phone (207) 213-2800.
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: Kennebec County arrest records, Kennebec County police reports and Kennebec County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the OUI limit in Maine?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is an OUI case from Kennebec 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.
Where is a person arrested for OUI in Kennebec County held?
At the county jail, run by the Kennebec 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 Kennebec 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.