Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. 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 October 9, 2026.
Jefferson County, Kansas, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Jefferson County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Jefferson 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: Jefferson County public records, Jefferson County arrest records, Jefferson County warrants, Jefferson County inmate search, Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Oskaloosa, Valley Falls, Perry, McLouth, Meriden, Ozawkie and two more cities make the DUI arrests in Jefferson County.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, held about 18 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at jeffersoncountykssheriff.com, phone 785-863-2765. The Jefferson 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 Jefferson County District Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at jfcountyks.com/118/County-Attorney, phone (785) 863-2251.
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 Jefferson 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: Jefferson County arrest records, Jefferson County police reports and Jefferson County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Kansas?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Jefferson County heard?
In the Jefferson County District Court, brought by the County Attorney.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Jefferson County held?
At the county jail, run by the Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.