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 September 28, 2026.
Hot Springs County, Wyoming, has about 4,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DWUI arrest in Hot Springs 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: Hot Springs County public records, Hot Springs County arrest records, Hot Springs County warrants, Hot Springs County inmate search, Hot Springs County criminal records, Wyoming arrest records and Wyoming inmate search.
The DWUI Law in Wyoming
In Wyoming the offense is DWUI, and the limit is 0.08.
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 Hot Springs County
The Hot Springs County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Thermopolis make the DWUI arrests in Hot Springs County.
Together, the two agencies in Hot Springs County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 176 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Hot Springs County does not break DWUI out.
Booking After a DWUI Arrest in Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs County Sheriff's Office, held about 16 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at hscounty.com/departments/sheriff, phone 307-864-2622. The Hot Springs County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DWUI charge from Hot Springs County is brought by the County Attorney in the Circuit Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at hscounty.com/departments/attorney, phone 307-864-2004.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at hscounty.com/departments/clerk-of-court, phone 307-864-3323.
Wyoming has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The License Case
The court case is only half the record. The Department of Transportation runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and the Wyoming Department of Transportation keeps the driving record the conviction goes on.
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: Hot Springs County arrest records, Hot Springs County police reports and Hot Springs County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DWUI limit in Wyoming?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DWUI case from Hot Springs County heard?
In the Circuit Court, brought by the County Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at hscounty.com/departments/clerk-of-court.
Where is a person arrested for DWUI in Hot Springs County held?
At the county jail, run by the Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs 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.