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 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Mounds View, Minnesota, in Ramsey County, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DWI arrest in Mounds View starts two cases, a criminal case in the Ramsey County District Court and a license case before Driver and Vehicle Services, 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: Mounds View public records, Ramsey County DWI, Mounds View arrest records, Mounds View warrants, Mounds View inmate search, Mounds View criminal records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
The DWI Law in Minnesota
In Minnesota the offense is DWI, and the limit is 0.08.
Driving in Minnesota is consent to a breath or blood test when an officer has cause to suspect DWI; the license case that follows a refusal or a failed test is run by Driver and Vehicle Services, separately from the criminal case.
For charging and sentencing, Minnesota counts prior offenses within 10 years.
Who Makes DWI Arrests in Mounds View
The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Mounds View (filed by the FBI as Mounds View Police Department) make the DWI arrests in and around Mounds View.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Ramsey County: the State Patrol at Oakdale (state police); the Capitol Security, St. Paul and the Minnesota State Fair Police (state agency); the State Patrol at Oakdale makes the arrests on the state highways.
Together, the eight agencies in Ramsey County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9,915 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Ramsey County does not break DWI out.
The Spring Lake Park Police Department and the St. Anthony Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Ramsey County, so their arrests are not broken out for Ramsey County here.
Booking After a DWI Arrest in Mounds View
A driver arrested for DWI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office, held about 400 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at ramseycountymn.gov/your-government/leadership/sheriffs-office/sheri..., phone 651-266-9350. The Mounds View inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
The County Attorney files the charge, and the case is heard in the Ramsey County District Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at ramseycountymn.gov.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at mncourts.gov/find-courts/ramsey/court-records.
Statewide, Minnesota Court Records Online is the Minnesota Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
The License Case
The court case is only half the record. Driver and Vehicle Services runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and the Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services keeps the driving record the conviction goes on.
The Records a DWI Leaves
- The arrest report: from the agency that made the arrest, under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.
- The court file: from the Ramsey County District Court, kept by the court administrator.
- The driving record: from the Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services.
More on each: Mounds View arrest records, Mounds View police reports and Mounds View court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DWI limit in Minnesota?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DWI case from Mounds View heard?
In the Ramsey County District Court, brought by the County Attorney.
Where is a person arrested for DWI in Mounds View held?
At the county jail, run by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after a DWI arrest in Minnesota?
Driver and Vehicle Services, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
How long does a DWI count as a prior in Minnesota?
10 years.
Is this the official Mounds View website?
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