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 30, 2026.
Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Sequoyah County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Sequoyah 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: Sequoyah County public records, Sequoyah County arrest records, Sequoyah County warrants, Sequoyah County inmate search, Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah County
The Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Sallisaw, Roland, Muldrow, Vian, Gore, Gans and one more cities make the DUI arrests in Sequoyah County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Sequoyah County: Carl Albert State College at Sallisaw (campus police); Sallisaw Public Schools (other agency).
Together, the eight agencies in Sequoyah County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 843 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Sequoyah County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office, held about 130 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at scsok.org/inmate-search, phone 877-654-8463. The Sequoyah County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Sequoyah County is brought by the District Attorney in the Sequoyah County District Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at sequoyah.okcounties.org, phone 918.775.9131.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at oscn.net/dockets/search.aspx?court=sequoyah.
Statewide, OSCN and ODCR are the free online dockets of every Oklahoma district court.
The License Case
A DUI arrest starts two cases: the criminal one above and an administrative one over the license, run by Service Oklahoma. The driving record, kept by Service Oklahoma, carries the result of both.
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 Sequoyah County District Court, kept by the Court Clerk.
- The driving record: from Service Oklahoma.
More on each: Sequoyah County arrest records, Sequoyah County police reports and Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah County heard?
In the Sequoyah County District Court, brought by the District Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at oscn.net/dockets/search.aspx?court=sequoyah.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Sequoyah County held?
At the county jail, run by the Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah 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.