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 on September 24, 2026.
Doniphan County, Kansas, has about 7,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Doniphan County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Doniphan 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: Doniphan County public records, Doniphan County arrest records, Doniphan County warrants, Doniphan County inmate search, Doniphan 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 Doniphan County
The Doniphan County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Wathena, Elwood, Troy and Highland make the DUI arrests in Doniphan County.
Together, the two agencies in Doniphan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 76 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Doniphan County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Doniphan 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 Doniphan County Sheriff's Office, held about 11 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at doniphanso.com/county-jail/current-inmates. The Doniphan County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
The County Attorney files the charge, and the case is heard in the Doniphan County District Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at dpcountyks.com/dept/county-attorney, phone 785-985-2313.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at dpcountyks.com/dept/district-court, phone 785-985-3582.
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 Doniphan 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: Doniphan County arrest records, Doniphan County police reports and Doniphan County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Kansas?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Doniphan County heard?
In the Doniphan County District Court, brought by the County Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at dpcountyks.com/dept/district-court.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Doniphan County held?
At the county jail, run by the Doniphan 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 Doniphan 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.