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 September 26, 2026.
Rensselaer, Indiana, in Jasper County, has about 5,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). An OWI arrest in Rensselaer starts two cases, a criminal case in the Jasper 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: Rensselaer public records, Jasper County OWI, Rensselaer arrest records, Rensselaer warrants, Rensselaer inmate search, Rensselaer criminal records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
The OWI Law in Indiana
Drunk driving is charged as OWI in Indiana, at a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more.
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 Rensselaer
The Jasper County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Rensselaer (filed by the FBI as Rensselaer Police Department) make the OWI arrests in and around Rensselaer.
Rensselaer reported 292 arrests to the FBI for 2019, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Jasper County does not break OWI out.
Booking After an OWI Arrest in Rensselaer
A driver arrested for OWI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Jasper County Sheriff's Office, held about 83 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at jasperso.com/inmate-roster. The Rensselaer inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
An OWI charge from Rensselaer is brought by the Prosecuting Attorney in the Jasper Circuit and Superior Courts.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at jaspercountyin.gov, phone 219-866-4930.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at in.gov/courts/local/jasper-county.
Statewide, mycase.IN.gov is the Indiana courts' free statewide case search.
The License Case
The court case is only half the record. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles keeps the driving record the conviction goes on.
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 Jasper 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: Rensselaer arrest records and Rensselaer court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the OWI limit in Indiana?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is an OWI case from Rensselaer heard?
In the Jasper Circuit and Superior Courts, brought by the Prosecuting Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at in.gov/courts/local/jasper-county.
Where is a person arrested for OWI in Rensselaer held?
At the county jail, run by the Jasper 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 Rensselaer website?
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