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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
South Burlington, Vermont, in Chittenden County, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in South Burlington starts two cases, a criminal case in the Criminal Division of the Superior 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: South Burlington public records, Chittenden County DUI, South Burlington arrest records, South Burlington warrants, South Burlington inmate search, South Burlington criminal records, Vermont arrest records and Vermont inmate search.
The DUI Law in Vermont
In Vermont the offense is DUI, and the limit is 0.08.
Driving in Vermont 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.
Who Makes DUI Arrests in South Burlington
The Chittenden County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for South Burlington (filed by the FBI as South Burlington Police Department) make the DUI arrests in and around South Burlington.
In Vermont the police for a given address is the town police, the county sheriff or the Vermont State Police, whichever took the call.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Chittenden County: the University of Vermont (campus police); Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations (other agency); the Williston State Police (state police); the Williston State Police makes the arrests on the state highways.
Together, the ten agencies in Chittenden County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,497 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Chittenden County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in South Burlington
A driver arrested for DUI and kept in custody is in the custody of the Vermont Department of Corrections, which runs every jail and prison in Vermont; its inmate locator is at vermont.gov/service/offender-locator.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from South Burlington is brought by the State's Attorney in the Criminal Division of the Superior Court.
The State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at acluvt.org.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at vtcourts.gov/court-locations/chittenden-civil-division, phone 800-540-9990.
Statewide, Vermont Judiciary Public Portal is the courts' free statewide case search.
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 Vermont 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 Vermont Public Records Act.
- The court file: from the Criminal Division of the Superior Court, kept by the clerk of each division.
- The driving record: from the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles.
More on each: South Burlington arrest records and South Burlington court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Vermont?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from South Burlington heard?
In the Criminal Division of the Superior Court, brought by the State's Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at vtcourts.gov.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in South Burlington held?
In a facility of the Vermont Department of Corrections, which runs every jail in Vermont.
Who handles the license after a DUI arrest in Vermont?
The Department of Motor Vehicles, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
Is this the official South Burlington 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.