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 October 4, 2026.
Wayne County, Nebraska, has about 9,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Wayne 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: Wayne County public records, Wayne County arrest records, Wayne County warrants, Wayne County inmate search, Wayne County 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 Wayne County
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Wayne make the DUI arrests in Wayne County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Wayne County: the State Patrol in Wayne County (state police); the State Patrol in Wayne County makes the arrests on the state highways.
Together, the two agencies in Wayne County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 130 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Wayne County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Wayne 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 Wayne County Sheriff's Office, has a jail page SearchSystems verified at waynecountyne.gov/128/Sheriff, phone (402) 375-1911. The Wayne County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Wayne County is brought by the County Attorney in the County Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at waynecountyne.gov/103/Attorney, phone (402) 833-1440.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at nebraskajudicial.gov/courts/wayne-county-court, phone 402-375-1622. That page belongs to a lower court, the County Court, not to the Wayne 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: Wayne County arrest records, Wayne County police reports and Wayne County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Nebraska?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Wayne 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 Wayne County held?
At the county jail, run by the Wayne 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 Wayne 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.