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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Ransom County, North Dakota, has about 5,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Ransom County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Ransom 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: Ransom County public records, Ransom County arrest records, Ransom County warrants, Ransom County inmate search, Ransom County 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 Ransom County
The Ransom County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Lisbon make the DUI arrests in Ransom County.
Together, the two agencies in Ransom County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 64 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Ransom County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Ransom 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 Ransom County Sheriff's Office, has a jail page SearchSystems verified at ransomcountynd.net/sheriff-911-coordinator, phone 701-680-0060. The Ransom County 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 Ransom County District Court.
The State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at ransomcountynd.net/states-attorney, phone (701) 683-4123.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at ransomcountynd.net/clerk-of-court, phone (701) 683-6120.
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 Ransom County District Court, kept by the Clerk of District Court.
- The driving record: from the North Dakota Department of Transportation.
More on each: Ransom County arrest records, Ransom County police reports and Ransom 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 Ransom County heard?
In the Ransom County District Court, brought by the State's Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at ransomcountynd.net/clerk-of-court.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Ransom County held?
At the county jail, run by the Ransom 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 Ransom 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.