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 30, 2026.
South Sioux City, Nebraska, in Dakota County, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in South Sioux City 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: South Sioux City public records, Dakota County DUI, South Sioux City arrest records, South Sioux City warrants, South Sioux City inmate search, South Sioux City criminal records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
The DUI Law in Nebraska
In Nebraska the offense is DUI, and the limit is 0.08.
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 South Sioux City
The Dakota County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for South Sioux City (filed by the FBI as South Sioux City Police Department) make the DUI arrests in and around South Sioux City.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Dakota County: the State Patrol in Dakota County (state police); the State Patrol in Dakota County makes the arrests on the state highways.
Together, the two agencies in Dakota County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 773 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Dakota County does not break DUI out.
The Emerson Police Department is listed by the FBI across three counties including Dakota County, so its arrests are not broken out for Dakota County here.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in South Sioux City
A driver arrested for DUI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Dakota County Sheriff's Office, held about 110 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at dakotacosheriffne.org, phone 402-987-2170. The South Sioux City inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
The County Attorney files the charge, and the case is heard in the County Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at dakotacounty.ne.gov/attorney-county, phone 402-987-2151.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at nebraskajudicial.gov/courts/dakota-county-court, phone 402-987-2145. That page belongs to a lower court, the County Court, not to the Dakota County District Court.
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: South Sioux City arrest records and South Sioux City court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Nebraska?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from South Sioux City 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 South Sioux City held?
At the county jail, run by the Dakota 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 South Sioux City 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.