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 26, 2026.
Jamestown, North Dakota, in Stutsman County, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Jamestown starts two cases, a criminal case in the Stutsman County District Court and a license case before the Department of Transportation, 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: Jamestown public records, Stutsman County DUI, Jamestown arrest records, Jamestown warrants, Jamestown inmate search, Jamestown criminal records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
The DUI Law in North Dakota
Drunk driving is charged as DUI in North Dakota, at a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more.
Driving in North Dakota 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 Department of Transportation, separately from the criminal case.
Who Makes DUI Arrests in Jamestown
The Stutsman County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Jamestown (filed by the FBI as Jamestown Police Department) make the DUI arrests in and around Jamestown.
Together, the two agencies in Stutsman County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 782 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Stutsman County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Jamestown
A driver arrested for DUI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Stutsman County Sheriff's Office, held about 41 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at stutsmancounty.gov/departments/correctional-center/inmate-roster, phone (701) 252-7436. The Jamestown inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
The State's Attorney files the charge, and the case is heard in the Stutsman County District Court.
The State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at stutsmancounty.gov, phone (701) 252-6688.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at ndcourts.gov/court-locations/stutsman-county, phone 701-253-6243.
Statewide, North Dakota Courts Records Inquiry is the North Dakota courts' free statewide case search.
The License Case
The court case is only half the record. The Department of Transportation runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and the North Dakota Department of Transportation 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 North Dakota Open Records Law.
- The court file: from the Stutsman County District Court, kept by the Clerk of District Court.
- The driving record: from the North Dakota Department of Transportation.
More on each: Jamestown arrest records, Jamestown police reports and Jamestown court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in North Dakota?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Jamestown heard?
In the Stutsman County District Court, brought by the State's Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at ndcourts.gov/court-locations/stutsman-county.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Jamestown held?
At the county jail, run by the Stutsman County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after a DUI arrest in North Dakota?
The Department of Transportation, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
Is this the official Jamestown website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.