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 28, 2026.
Greenwood County, Kansas, has about 5,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Greenwood County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Greenwood 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: Greenwood County public records, Greenwood County arrest records, Greenwood County warrants, Greenwood County inmate search, Greenwood 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 Greenwood County
The Greenwood County Sheriff's Office makes the DUI arrests in Greenwood County.
The Greenwood County Sheriff's Office reported 213 arrests to the FBI for 2025, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Greenwood County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Greenwood 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 Greenwood County Sheriff's Office, held about 30 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at greenwoodcounty.org/sheriffs-department, phone 620-583-5568. The Greenwood 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 Greenwood County District Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at greenwoodcounty.org/attorneys-office, phone 620-583-8171.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at 13thjudicial.org/35/Greenwood-County, phone 620-583-8153.
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 Greenwood 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: Greenwood County arrest records, Greenwood County police reports and Greenwood County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Kansas?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Greenwood County heard?
In the Greenwood County District Court, brought by the County Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at 13thjudicial.org/35/Greenwood-County.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Greenwood County held?
At the county jail, run by the Greenwood 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 Greenwood 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.