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 October 9, 2026.
Orange County, Vermont, has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Orange 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: Orange County public records, Orange County arrest records, Orange County warrants, Orange County inmate search, Orange 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 Orange County
The Orange County Sheriff's Office makes the DUI arrests in Orange 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.
Together, the three agencies in Orange County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 33 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Orange County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Orange 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 Orange 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 vtcourts.gov/court-locations/orange-civil-division, phone 800-540-9990.
Statewide, Vermont Judiciary Public Portal is the courts' free statewide case search.
The License Case
The court case is only half the record. The Department of Motor Vehicles runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles 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 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: Orange County arrest records, Orange County police reports and Orange County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Vermont?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Orange 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 vtcourts.gov.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Orange 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 Orange 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.