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. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Carbon County, Wyoming, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DWUI arrest in Carbon County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Circuit Court and a license case before the Department of Transportation, 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: Carbon County public records, Carbon County arrest records, Carbon County warrants, Carbon County inmate search, Carbon County criminal records, Wyoming arrest records and Wyoming inmate search.
The DWUI Law in Wyoming
Drunk driving is charged as DWUI in Wyoming, at a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more.
Driving in Wyoming is consent to a breath or blood test when an officer has cause to suspect DWUI; the license case that follows a refusal or a failed test is run by the Department of Transportation, separately from the criminal case.
For charging and sentencing, Wyoming counts prior offenses within 10 years.
Who Makes DWUI Arrests in Carbon County
The Carbon County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Rawlins and Saratoga make the DWUI arrests in Carbon County.
Together, the three agencies in Carbon County with all twelve months of 2020 on file reported 1,137 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Carbon County does not break DWUI out.
Booking After a DWUI Arrest in Carbon County
A driver arrested for DWUI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Carbon County Sheriff's Office, held about 43 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at carboncountysheriff.com. The Carbon County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
The County Attorney files the charge, and the case is heard in the Circuit Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at carboncountywy.gov/937/County-Attorney, phone 307-328-2700.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at wyocomet.wyo.gov/repositories/2/resources/2096, phone (307) 777-7826.
Wyoming has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The License Case
A DWUI arrest starts two cases: the criminal one above and an administrative one over the license, run by the Department of Transportation. The driving record, kept by the Wyoming Department of Transportation, carries the result of both.
The Records a DWUI Leaves
- The arrest report: from the agency that made the arrest, under the Wyoming Public Records Act.
- The court file: from the Circuit Court, kept by the Clerk of District Court.
- The driving record: from the Wyoming Department of Transportation.
More on each: Carbon County arrest records, Carbon County police reports and Carbon County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DWUI limit in Wyoming?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DWUI case from Carbon County heard?
In the Circuit Court, brought by the County Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at wyocomet.wyo.gov.
Where is a person arrested for DWUI in Carbon County held?
At the county jail, run by the Carbon County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after a DWUI arrest in Wyoming?
The Department of Transportation, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
How long does a DWUI count as a prior in Wyoming?
10 years.
Is this the official Carbon 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.