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 28, 2026.
Ponca City, Oklahoma, in Kay County, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Ponca City starts two cases, a criminal case in the Kay County District Court and a license case before Service Oklahoma, 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: Ponca City public records, Kay County DUI, Ponca City arrest records, Ponca City warrants, Ponca City inmate search, Ponca City criminal records, Oklahoma arrest records and Oklahoma inmate search.
The DUI Law in Oklahoma
In Oklahoma the offense is DUI, and the limit is 0.08; driving while impaired (DWI) is charged from 0.05.
Driving in Oklahoma 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 Service Oklahoma, separately from the criminal case.
For charging and sentencing, Oklahoma counts prior offenses within 10 years.
Who Makes DUI Arrests in Ponca City
The Kay County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Ponca City (filed by the FBI as Ponca City Police Department) make the DUI arrests in and around Ponca City.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Kay County: District Attorneys Council at Drug Task Force 8 (other agency).
Together, the five agencies in Kay County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,034 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Kay County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Ponca 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 Kay County Sheriff's Office, held about 310 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at courthouse.kay.ok.us/176/Kay-County-Sheriffs-Office, phone 580-362-3250. The Ponca City inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Ponca City is brought by the District Attorney in the Kay County District Court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courthouse.kay.ok.us.
Statewide, OSCN and ODCR are the free online dockets of every Oklahoma district court.
The License Case
The court case is only half the record. Service Oklahoma runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and Service Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma Open Records Act.
- The court file: from the Kay County District Court, kept by the Court Clerk.
- The driving record: from Service Oklahoma.
More on each: Ponca City arrest records, Ponca City police reports and Ponca City court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Oklahoma?
0.08 percent blood alcohol; driving while impaired (DWI) is charged from 0.05.
Where is a DUI case from Ponca City heard?
In the Kay County District Court, brought by the District Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courthouse.kay.ok.us.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Ponca City held?
At the county jail, run by the Kay County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after a DUI arrest in Oklahoma?
Service Oklahoma, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
How long does a DUI count as a prior in Oklahoma?
10 years.
Is this the official Ponca City website?
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