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 26, 2026.
Mesquite, Nevada, in Clark County, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Mesquite starts two cases, a criminal case in a Justice or Municipal 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: Mesquite public records, Clark County DUI, Mesquite arrest records, Mesquite warrants, Mesquite inmate search, Mesquite criminal records, Nevada arrest records and Nevada inmate search.
The DUI Law in Nevada
Drunk driving is charged as DUI in Nevada, at a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more.
Driving in Nevada 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.
For charging and sentencing, Nevada counts prior offenses within 7 years.
Who Makes DUI Arrests in Mesquite
The agency that reports for Mesquite (filed by the FBI as Mesquite Police Department) makes the DUI arrests in and around Mesquite.
The FBI's agency list also places two state agencies, one campus police department and five other agencies in Clark County (the arrest records guide names each one); City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety makes the arrests on the state highways.
Together, the five agencies in Clark County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 73,362 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Clark County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Mesquite
A driver arrested for DUI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail held about 3,530 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/detention_center/inmate-se..., phone (702) 671-3900. The Mesquite inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
The case is heard in a Justice or Municipal Court, brought by the District Attorney or, in a municipal court, by the city's own prosecutor.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at clarkcountynv.gov.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at cvpublicaccess.co.clark.nv.us/eservices/home.page.2. That page belongs to a lower court, the Justice Court, not to the District Court for Clark County.
Nevada has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
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 Nevada 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 Nevada Public Records Act.
- The court file: from a Justice or Municipal Court, kept by the County Clerk.
- The driving record: from the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles.
More on each: Mesquite arrest records, Mesquite police reports and Mesquite court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Nevada?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Mesquite heard?
In a Justice or Municipal Court. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at cvpublicaccess.co.clark.nv.us.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Mesquite held?
At the county jail, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after a DUI arrest in Nevada?
The Department of Motor Vehicles, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
How long does a DUI count as a prior in Nevada?
7 years.
Is this the official Mesquite 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.