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.
Cuming County, Nebraska, has about 9,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Cuming County 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: Cuming County public records, Cuming County arrest records, Cuming County warrants, Cuming County inmate search, Cuming County 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 Cuming County
The Cuming County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for West Point and Wisner make the DUI arrests in Cuming County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Cuming County: the State Patrol in Cuming County (state police); the State Patrol in Cuming County makes the arrests on the state highways.
Together, the three agencies in Cuming County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 52 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Cuming County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Cuming 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 Cuming County Sheriff's Office, has a jail page SearchSystems verified at cumingcountyne.gov/sheriff, phone (402)372-6019. The Cuming County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Cuming County is brought by the County Attorney in the County Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at cumingcountyne.gov/county-attorney, phone (402)372-5500.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at nebraskajudicial.gov/courts/cuming-county-court, phone 402-372-6003. That page belongs to a lower court, the County Court, not to the Cuming 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
The court case is only half the record. The Department of Motor Vehicles runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles 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 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: Cuming County arrest records, Cuming County police reports and Cuming County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Nebraska?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Cuming County 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 Cuming County held?
At the county jail, run by the Cuming 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 Cuming 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.