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.
Orleans County, Vermont, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Orleans 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: Orleans County public records, Orleans County arrest records, Orleans County warrants, Orleans County inmate search, Orleans 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 Orleans County
The Orleans County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Newport make the DUI arrests in Orleans 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 FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Orleans County: the Derby State Police (state police); the Derby State Police makes the arrests on the state highways.
Together, the two agencies in Orleans County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 457 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Orleans County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Orleans 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 Orleans County 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/orleans-criminal-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: Orleans County arrest records, Orleans County police reports and Orleans County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Vermont?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Orleans 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 Orleans 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 Orleans 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.