Reviewed and updated October 7, 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.
Nemaha County, Kansas, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Nemaha County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Nemaha County District Court and a license case before the Division of 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: Nemaha County public records, Nemaha County warrants, Nemaha County inmate search, Nemaha County criminal records, Nemaha County court records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
The DUI Law in Kansas
In Kansas the offense is DUI, and the limit is 0.08.
Driving in Kansas 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 Division of Vehicles, separately from the criminal case.
Who Makes DUI Arrests in Nemaha County
The Nemaha County Sheriff's Office make the DUI arrests in Nemaha County.
The Nemaha County Sheriff's Office reported 48 arrests to the FBI for 2025, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Nemaha County does not break DUI out.
The Sabetha Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Nemaha County, so its arrests are not broken out for Nemaha County here.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Nemaha County
A driver arrested for DUI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office, held about 8 people on an average day in 2023 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at nemahasoks.gov/jail/jail-roster. The Nemaha 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 Nemaha County District Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at nmcoks.us/attorney, phone 785-336-2170.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at nmcoks.us/district-court, phone 785-336-2170.
Statewide, Kansas District Court Public Access Portal is the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
The License Case
The court case is only half the record. The Division of Vehicles runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and the Kansas Department of Revenue Division of 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 Kansas Open Records Act.
- The court file: from the Nemaha County District Court, kept by the Clerk of the District Court.
- The driving record: from the Kansas Department of Revenue Division of Vehicles.
More on each: Nemaha County police reports and Nemaha County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Kansas?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Nemaha County heard?
In the Nemaha County District Court, brought by the County Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at nmcoks.us/district-court.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Nemaha County held?
At the county jail, run by the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after a DUI arrest in Kansas?
The Division of Vehicles, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
Is this the official Nemaha 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.