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 on September 24, 2026.
Grand Isle County, Vermont, has about 7,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Grand Isle County 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: Grand Isle County public records, Grand Isle County arrest records, Grand Isle County warrants, Grand Isle County inmate search, Grand Isle County 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 Grand Isle County
The Grand Isle County Sheriff's Office makes the DUI arrests in Grand Isle County.
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 Grand Isle County Sheriff's Office reported 67 arrests to the FBI for 2025, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Grand Isle County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Grand Isle County
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 Grand Isle County is brought by the State's Attorney in the Criminal Division of the Superior Court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at vermont.gov/service/access-civil-court-cases-vtcourtsonline-0.
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: Grand Isle County arrest records, Grand Isle County police reports and Grand Isle County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Vermont?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Grand Isle County 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 vermont.gov.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Grand Isle County 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 Grand Isle 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.