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 October 4, 2026.
Meade County, Kansas, has about 3,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Meade County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Meade 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: Meade County public records, Meade County arrest records, Meade County warrants, Meade County inmate search, Meade 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 Meade County
The Meade County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Meade make the DUI arrests in Meade County.
The Meade County Sheriff's Office reported 27 arrests to the FBI for 2024, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Meade County does not break DUI out.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Meade 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 Meade County Sheriff's Office, held about 23 people on an average day in 2018 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at meadeco.org/190/Inmate-Search, phone (866) 574-8463. The Meade 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 Meade County District Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at meadeco.org/211/County-Attorney, phone 620-873-8755.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at meadeco.org/196/Court, phone 620-873-8750.
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 Meade 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: Meade County arrest records, Meade County police reports and Meade County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Kansas?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Meade County heard?
In the Meade County District Court, brought by the County Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at meadeco.org/196/Court.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Meade County held?
At the county jail, run by the Meade 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 Meade 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.