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 September 26, 2026.
Dodge City, Kansas, in Ford County, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Dodge City starts two cases, a criminal case in the Ford 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: Dodge City public records, Ford County DUI, Dodge City arrest records, Dodge City warrants, Dodge City inmate search, Dodge City 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 Dodge City
The Ford County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Dodge City (filed by the FBI as Dodge City Police Department) make the DUI arrests in and around Dodge City.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Ford County: the Boothill Casino Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission (state agency).
Together, the four agencies in Ford County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,606 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Ford County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Dodge City
A driver arrested for DUI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Ford County Sheriff's Office, held about 160 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at fordcounty.net/277/Jail, phone 620-227-4501. The Dodge City inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Dodge City is brought by the County Attorney in the Ford County District Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at fordcounty.net, phone 620-227-4510.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at fordcounty.net/quicklinks.aspx?CID=24.
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 Ford 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: Dodge City arrest records, Dodge City police reports and Dodge City court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Kansas?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Dodge City heard?
In the Ford County District Court, brought by the County Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at fordcounty.net/quicklinks.aspx?CID=24.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Dodge City held?
At the county jail, run by the Ford 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 Dodge City 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.