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 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Andover, Kansas, in Butler County, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Andover starts two cases, a criminal case in the Butler 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: Andover public records, Butler County DUI, Andover arrest records, Andover warrants, Andover inmate search, Andover criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
The DUI Law in Kansas
Drunk driving is charged as DUI in Kansas, at a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more.
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 Andover
The Butler County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Andover (filed by the FBI as Andover Police Department) make the DUI arrests in and around Andover.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Butler County: Butler Community College (campus police); the Bluestem Unified School District and the El Dorado School District (other agency).
Together, the four agencies in Butler County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,822 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Butler County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Andover
A driver arrested for DUI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Butler County Sheriff's Office, held about 200 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at butlersheriff.org/jail-facilities. The Andover inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Andover is brought by the County Attorney in the Butler County District Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at bucoks.gov/166/Attorneys-Office, phone (316) 600-5248.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at casesearch.kscourts.gov.
Statewide, Kansas District Court Public Access Portal is the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
The License Case
A DUI arrest starts two cases: the criminal one above and an administrative one over the license, run by the Division of Vehicles. The driving record, kept by the Kansas Department of Revenue Division of Vehicles, carries the result of both.
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 Butler 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: Andover arrest records, Andover police reports and Andover court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Kansas?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Andover heard?
In the Butler County District Court, brought by the County Attorney.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Andover held?
At the county jail, run by the Butler 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 Andover website?
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