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.
Leavenworth County, Kansas, has about 85,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Leavenworth County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Leavenworth 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: Leavenworth County public records, Leavenworth County arrest records, Leavenworth County warrants, Leavenworth County inmate search, Leavenworth County 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 Leavenworth County
The Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Leavenworth, Lansing, Basehor and Tonganoxie make the DUI arrests in Leavenworth County.
Together, the four agencies in Leavenworth County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 953 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Leavenworth County does not break DUI out.
The Bonner Springs Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Leavenworth County, so its arrests are not broken out for Leavenworth County here.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office, held about 110 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at lvsheriff.org/inmate-roster/filters/current/booking_time=desc/1. The Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth County District Court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at leavenworthcounty.gov/departments/district_court/records.php, phone (913) 684-0716.
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 Leavenworth 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: Leavenworth County arrest records, Leavenworth County police reports and Leavenworth County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Kansas?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Leavenworth County heard?
In the Leavenworth County District Court, brought by the County Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at leavenworthcounty.gov.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Leavenworth County held?
At the county jail, run by the Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth 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.