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 on September 24, 2026.
Pawnee County, Oklahoma, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Pawnee County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Pawnee 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: Pawnee County public records, Pawnee County arrest records, Pawnee County warrants, Pawnee County inmate search, Pawnee County 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 Pawnee County
The Pawnee County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Cleveland, Pawnee and Jennings make the DUI arrests in Pawnee County.
Together, the four agencies in Pawnee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 290 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Pawnee County does not break DUI out.
The Mannford Police Department is listed by the FBI across three counties including Pawnee County, so its arrests are not broken out for Pawnee County here.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Pawnee 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 Pawnee County Sheriff's Office, held about 22 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at pawneecountysook.gov/inmate-search.php, phone 918-762-2565. The Pawnee County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
The District Attorney files the charge, and the case is heard in the Pawnee County District Court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at pawneecountyok.org/court-clerk, phone (918) 762-2547. That page belongs to a lower court, not to the Pawnee County District Court.
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 Pawnee County District Court, kept by the Court Clerk.
- The driving record: from Service Oklahoma.
More on each: Pawnee County arrest records, Pawnee County police reports and Pawnee County 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 Pawnee County heard?
In the Pawnee County District Court, brought by the District Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at pawneecountyok.org/court-clerk.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Pawnee County held?
At the county jail, run by the Pawnee 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 Pawnee 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.