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 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Frankfort, Indiana, in Clinton County, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). An OWI arrest in Frankfort starts two cases, a criminal case in the Clinton Circuit and Superior Courts and a license case before the Bureau of Motor 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: Frankfort public records, Clinton County OWI, Frankfort arrest records, Frankfort warrants, Frankfort inmate search, Frankfort criminal records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
The OWI Law in Indiana
In Indiana the offense is OWI, and the limit is 0.08.
Driving in Indiana is consent to a breath or blood test when an officer has cause to suspect OWI; the license case that follows a refusal or a failed test is run by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, separately from the criminal case.
Who Makes OWI Arrests in Frankfort
The Clinton County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Frankfort (filed by the FBI as Frankfort Police Department) make the OWI arrests in and around Frankfort.
Together, the two agencies in Clinton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 717 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Clinton County does not break OWI out.
Booking After an OWI Arrest in Frankfort
A driver arrested for OWI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Clinton County Sheriff's Office, held about 200 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at clintoncountysheriff.com/inmateSearch. The Frankfort inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
An OWI charge from Frankfort is brought by the Prosecuting Attorney in the Clinton Circuit and Superior Courts.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at clintoncountyin.gov/Prosecutor, phone 765-659-6350.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at in.gov/courts/local/clinton-county.
Statewide, mycase.IN.gov is the Indiana courts' free statewide case search.
The License Case
An OWI arrest starts two cases: the criminal one above and an administrative one over the license, run by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The driving record, kept by the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, carries the result of both.
The Records an OWI Leaves
- The arrest report: from the agency that made the arrest, under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act.
- The court file: from the Clinton Circuit and Superior Courts, kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
- The driving record: from the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
More on each: Frankfort arrest records, Frankfort police reports and Frankfort court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the OWI limit in Indiana?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is an OWI case from Frankfort heard?
In the Clinton Circuit and Superior Courts, brought by the Prosecuting Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at in.gov/courts/local/clinton-county.
Where is a person arrested for OWI in Frankfort held?
At the county jail, run by the Clinton County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after an OWI arrest in Indiana?
The Bureau of Motor Vehicles, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
Is this the official Frankfort website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.