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.
Clark County, Kansas, has about 1,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Clark County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Clark 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: Clark County public records, Clark County arrest records, Clark County warrants, Clark County inmate search, Clark County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
The DUI Law in Kansas
In Kansas the offense is DUI, and the limit is 0.08.
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 Clark County
The Clark County Sheriff's Office makes the DUI arrests in Clark County.
The Clark County Sheriff's Office reported 29 arrests to the FBI for 2025, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Clark County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Clark County
A driver arrested for DUI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Clark County Sheriff's Office, held about 1 people on an average day in 2022 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at clarkcountyks.com/sheriff/page/jail. The Clark County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Clark County is brought by the County Attorney in the Clark County District Court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at kscourts.gov/eCourt/District-Court-Records.
Statewide, Kansas District Court Public Access Portal is the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
The License Case
The court case is only half the record. The Division of Vehicles runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and the Kansas Department of Revenue Division of Vehicles keeps the driving record the conviction goes on.
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 Clark 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: Clark County arrest records, Clark County police reports and Clark County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Kansas?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Clark County heard?
In the Clark County District Court, brought by the County Attorney.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Clark County held?
At the county jail, run by the Clark 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 Clark 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.