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 4, 2026.
Washington County, Vermont, has about 60,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Washington 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: Washington County public records, Washington County arrest records, Washington County warrants, Washington County inmate search, Washington 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 Washington County
The Washington County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Barre and Montpelier make the DUI arrests in Washington 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 six state agencies and two state police units in Washington County (the arrest records guide names each one); the state police make the arrests on the state highways.
Together, the six agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,329 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Washington County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Washington 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 Washington 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
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: Washington County arrest records, Washington County police reports and Washington County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Vermont?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington 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.