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 9, 2026.
Omaha, Nebraska, in Douglas County, has about 489,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Omaha starts two cases, a criminal case in the County Court and a license case before the Department 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: Omaha public records, Douglas County DUI, Omaha arrest records, Omaha warrants, Omaha inmate search, Omaha criminal records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
The DUI Law in Nebraska
Drunk driving is charged as DUI in Nebraska, at a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more.
Driving in Nebraska 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 Motor Vehicles, separately from the criminal case.
Who Makes DUI Arrests in Omaha
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Omaha (filed by the FBI as Omaha Police Department) make the DUI arrests in and around Omaha.
The FBI's agency list also places one state police unit, two campus police departments and one other agency in Douglas County (the arrest records guide names each one); the State Patrol in Douglas County makes the arrests on the state highways.
Together, the seven agencies in Douglas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 18,439 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Douglas County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Omaha
A driver arrested for DUI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, held about 1,150 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at dgso.org/index.php/dgso-inmate-reports. The Omaha inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Omaha is brought by the County Attorney in the County Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at douglascounty-ne.gov/attorney.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at nebraskajudicial.gov/e-services/case-information-eservices.
Statewide, Nebraska Trial Court Case Search is the Nebraska Judicial Branch's statewide case search, with a fee per search.
The License Case
A DUI arrest starts two cases: the criminal one above and an administrative one over the license, run by the Department of Motor Vehicles. The driving record, kept by the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, carries the result of both.
The Records a DUI Leaves
- The arrest report: from the agency that made the arrest, under the Nebraska Public Records Statutes.
- The court file: from the County Court, kept by the Clerk of the District Court.
- The driving record: from the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles.
More on each: Omaha arrest records, Omaha police reports and Omaha court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Nebraska?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Omaha heard?
In the County Court, brought by the County Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at nebraskajudicial.gov.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Omaha held?
At the county jail, run by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after a DUI arrest in Nebraska?
The Department of Motor Vehicles, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
Is this the official Omaha 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.