Find DUI Records in Kent County

Kent County DUI records are filed at the Kent County Courthouse at 414 Federal Street in Dover. The county is Delaware's central county and home to the state capital. Superior Court, Court of Common Pleas, and Family Court all sit inside the same Dover courthouse. Most Kent County DUI cases enter the system through Dover Police, the Delaware State Police Troop 3, or a local agency like Harrington Police or Milford Police. You can search for a Kent County DUI case by party name or case number through CourtConnect, or request reports from the police department that made the arrest.

Kent County Courthouse

The Kent County Courthouse is at 414 Federal Street, Dover, DE 19901. The main number is (302) 735-1900. Hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Public access begins at 8:30. The building houses Superior Court, Court of Common Pleas, and Family Court, which covers the full span of Kent County DUI cases from first offense misdemeanors to felony prosecutions.

Case tracking works like this. Superior Court has exclusive jurisdiction over third offense and higher DUI cases in Kent County. Court of Common Pleas handles first and second offense DUI. Family Court handles juvenile DUI matters. The county's Justice of the Peace Courts cover bail, arraignments, and first offender election processing. A DUI arrest by Dover Police, DSP Troop 3, Harrington Police, or Milford Police usually passes through a JP Court before the case moves to the courthouse on Federal Street.

Kent County courts use online case management, electronic filing, and virtual court hearings where appropriate. The Kent County courts portal walks you through all of this and links out to the statewide CourtConnect system. Delaware Public Archives in Dover also holds historical court records useful for older DUI files. The Delaware State Law Library in Dover stocks legal reference materials for anyone digging into Kent County DUI records.

The image below shows the Kent County courts portal. Use it to confirm which court handled a given hearing before filing a record request.

The same portal also links out to Delaware Public Archives and the state law library in Dover.

Kent County Sheriff's Office

The Kent County Sheriff's Office does not investigate DUI cases directly. It handles service of process, courthouse security, and prisoner transport for Kent County DUI proceedings. The Sheriff's page also highlights the Chief Norman Barlow DUI Award and recognition for Harrington Police Department DUI enforcement efforts.

If a DUI case involves a subpoena, a court order, or custody transfer between the Kent County Courthouse and a holding facility, the Sheriff's Office is usually the agency executing the paperwork. Those actions appear on the Kent County DUI case docket in CourtConnect as entries for service of process, warrant execution, or transport.

The Kent County Sheriff's Office page shown below lists service hours and contact details.

Subpoena service fees and schedules are posted on the same page.

Delaware State Police Troop 3 Kent County DUI Coverage

Delaware State Police Troop 3 is at 1447 N. DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901, phone (302) 739-5901. Troop 3 is the primary DSP unit for Kent County. It patrols Route 1, U.S. 13, the Dover Air Force Base perimeter, and the county's rural areas. Troop 3 files the bulk of Kent County DUI arrest reports that land at the courthouse.

Recent Troop 3 cases include multiple DUI stops in Dover, Smyrna, and rural Kent County. A February 2026 arrest involved a 44-year-old Seaford man charged with a sixth offense felony DUI following a traffic stop on South DuPont Highway near Williamsville Road in Harrington. A vehicle search turned up empty alcohol bottles, and a computer check showed five prior DUI convictions. The defendant was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 11 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $5,101 cash bond.

Troop 3 also takes part in multi-agency DUI checkpoints on U.S. 13 in Smyrna and along Route 1 through Dover. DSP's Collision Reconstruction Unit investigates DUI-related crashes on Kent County highways. The DSP newsroom posts press releases that name the court assigned to each DUI arrest, which helps narrow a CourtConnect search.

The image below is a snapshot from the Delaware State Police newsroom featuring Kent County DUI and enforcement updates.

Read through recent press releases to pick up court case numbers tied to Kent County DUI arrests.

Local Police Records in Kent County

Dover Police Department runs the largest records unit in Kent County. Their records division handles criminal reports, arrest reports, traffic crash reports, traffic citations, and city ordinance summonses. DUI arrests by Dover Police produce an arrest report, a chemical test result, and a traffic citation, all available through the department's Records Division.

Outside Dover, Kent County is served by Harrington Police, Milford Police (in the Kent County portion of Milford), Smyrna Police, and Delaware State Police Troop 3. Each of these agencies keeps its own DUI arrest records. For a Kent County DUI case, start with the agency that made the arrest, then move to the court where the case was filed to get the sentencing entry.

To request a Kent County DUI record:

• Identify the arresting agency from the citation or court docket
• Submit a written request with the subject's full name and date of birth
• Include the case number or incident date if known
• Bring a valid government-issued photo ID for in-person pickup
• Be ready to pay per page copy fees and a certification fee if needed

Processing times vary. Basic court records from CourtConnect often load the same day. A full certified criminal history from SBI in Dover can take several weeks depending on current volume.

SBI Certified Criminal History in Dover

The State Bureau of Identification is located in Kent County at the Blue Hen Corporate Center, 655 S. Bay Road, Suite 1B, Dover, DE 19901. Phone is (302) 739-2528. Hours run Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. with a lunch break, and Tuesday 11:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. A state criminal history check costs $52.50 and a combined state and federal check costs $69.00. See the SBI website for a full fee schedule. The SBI's DELJIS-linked report will show any Kent County DUI conviction on record.

Cities in Kent County

Cities in Kent County file DUI arrests with the county courthouse in Dover. Pick a city below for local police and court contacts.

Smyrna and other Kent County towns file DUI arrests through Delaware State Police Troop 3 or their local police department. Cases move to the Kent County Courthouse in Dover for disposition.

Nearby Delaware Counties

Bordering Delaware counties handle DUI cases for offenses in their own jurisdiction. Milford straddles Kent and Sussex, so check the arrest location before filing a request.