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.
Leawood, Kansas, in Johnson County, has about 34,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Leawood starts two cases, a criminal case in the Johnson 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: Leawood public records, Johnson County DUI, Leawood arrest records, Leawood warrants, Leawood inmate search, Leawood 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 Leawood
The Johnson County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Leawood (filed by the FBI as Leawood Police Department) make the DUI arrests in and around Leawood.
The FBI's agency list also places three other agencies and one campus police department in Johnson County (the arrest records guide names each one).
Together, the 14 agencies in Johnson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 13,462 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Johnson County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Leawood
A driver arrested for DUI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Johnson County Sheriff's Office, held about 750 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at jocogov.org/johnson-county-sheriff/public-information/inmate-search. The Leawood inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Leawood is brought by the County Attorney in the Johnson County District Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at jocogov.org/district-attorney, phone 913-715-3000.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at jocogov.org/johnson-county-sheriff/public-information/johnson-count....
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 Johnson 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: Leawood arrest records, Leawood police reports and Leawood court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Kansas?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Leawood heard?
In the Johnson County District Court, brought by the County Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at jocogov.org.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Leawood held?
At the county jail, run by the Johnson 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 Leawood website?
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