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 30, 2026.
LaGrange County, Indiana, has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). An OWI arrest in LaGrange County starts two cases, a criminal case in the LaGrange 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: LaGrange County public records, LaGrange County arrest records, LaGrange County warrants, LaGrange County inmate search, LaGrange County 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 LaGrange County
The LaGrange County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Lagrange, Topeka and Shipshewana make the OWI arrests in LaGrange County.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in LaGrange County: Prairie Heights Community Schools Corporation and Westview Schools (other agency).
Together, the three agencies in LaGrange County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 562 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for LaGrange County does not break OWI out.
Booking After an OWI Arrest in LaGrange County
A driver arrested for OWI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the LaGrange County Sheriff's Office, held about 130 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at lagrangecounty.org/department/division.php?structureid=76, phone 260-499-6300. The LaGrange County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
An OWI charge from LaGrange County is brought by the Prosecuting Attorney in the LaGrange Circuit and Superior Courts.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at lagrangecounty.org, phone (260) 499-6326.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at secure.in.gov/courts/local/lagrange-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 LaGrange 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: LaGrange County arrest records, LaGrange County police reports and LaGrange County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the OWI limit in Indiana?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is an OWI case from LaGrange County heard?
In the LaGrange Circuit and Superior Courts, brought by the Prosecuting Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at secure.in.gov/courts/local/lagrange-county.
Where is a person arrested for OWI in LaGrange County held?
At the county jail, run by the LaGrange 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 LaGrange 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.