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 on September 24, 2026.
Weston County, Wyoming, has about 6,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DWUI arrest in Weston 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: Weston County public records, Weston County arrest records, Weston County warrants, Weston County inmate search, Weston 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 Weston County
The Weston County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Newcastle and Upton make the DWUI arrests in Weston County.
Together, the two agencies in Weston County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 96 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Weston County does not break DWUI out.
Booking After a DWUI Arrest in Weston 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 Weston County Sheriff's Office, held about 11 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at westongov.com/county-sheriff/detention-center. The Weston 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 westongov.com/county-attorney, phone 307-746-9131.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at wyocomet.wyo.gov/repositories/2/resources/957, 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
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: Weston County arrest records, Weston County police reports and Weston County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DWUI limit in Wyoming?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DWUI case from Weston 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/repositories/2/resources/957.
Where is a person arrested for DWUI in Weston County held?
At the county jail, run by the Weston 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 Weston 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.