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 25, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Lyon County, Nevada, has about 64,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Lyon County 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: Lyon County public records, Lyon County arrest records, Lyon County warrants, Lyon County criminal records, Lyon County court records, Nevada arrest records and Nevada inmate search.
The DUI Law in Nevada
In Nevada the offense is DUI, and the limit is 0.08.
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 Lyon County
The Lyon County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Yerington make the DUI arrests in Lyon County.
Together, the two agencies in Lyon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,381 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Lyon County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Lyon 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 Lyon County Sheriff's Office, held about 92 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Lyon County is heard in a Justice or Municipal Court; the District Attorney or, in a municipal court, the city's own prosecutor brings it.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at lyon-county.org/231/District-Attorney, phone (775) 463-6511.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at nvcourts.gov/find_a_court/district_courts/lyon_county_clerk_s_office, phone (775) 463-6503.
Nevada has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
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 Nevada 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 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: Lyon County arrest records, Lyon County police reports and Lyon County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Nevada?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Lyon County heard?
In a Justice or Municipal Court.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Lyon County held?
At the county jail, run by the Lyon County Sheriff's Office, 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 Lyon 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.