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 October 3, 2026.
Bowman County, North Dakota, has about 2,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Bowman County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Bowman 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: Bowman County public records, Bowman County arrest records, Bowman County warrants, Bowman County inmate search, Bowman County criminal records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
The DUI Law in North Dakota
In North Dakota the offense is DUI, and the limit is 0.08.
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 Bowman County
The Bowman County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Bowman make the DUI arrests in Bowman County.
Together, the two agencies in Bowman County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 66 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Bowman County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Bowman 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 Bowman County Sheriff's Office, held about 4 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at bowmannd.com/county/departments/sheriff, phone (701) 523-5421. The Bowman County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Bowman County is brought by the State's Attorney in the Bowman County District Court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at ndcourts.gov/public-access.
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 Bowman County District Court, kept by the Clerk of District Court.
- The driving record: from the North Dakota Department of Transportation.
More on each: Bowman County arrest records, Bowman County police reports and Bowman County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in North Dakota?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Bowman County heard?
In the Bowman County District Court, brought by the State's Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at ndcourts.gov/public-access.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Bowman County held?
At the county jail, run by the Bowman 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 Bowman 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.