Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Sumner County, Kansas, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DUI arrest in Sumner County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Sumner 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: Sumner County public records, Sumner County arrest records, Sumner County warrants, Sumner County inmate search, Sumner 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 Sumner County
The Sumner County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Wellington, Belle Plaine, Conway Springs, Oxford, Caldwell and Argonia make the DUI arrests in Sumner County.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Sumner County: Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission Law Enforcement (state agency).
Together, the three agencies in Sumner County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 509 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Sumner County does not break DUI out.
The Mulvane Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Sumner County, so its arrests are not broken out for Sumner County here.
Booking After a DUI Arrest in Sumner 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 Sumner County Sheriff's Office, held about 110 people on an average day in 2022 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at sumnersheriff.net/agency-data/jail-roster. The Sumner County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DUI charge from Sumner County is brought by the County Attorney in the Sumner County District Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.sumner.ks.us, phone (620)326-7941.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at co.sumner.ks.us/elected_officials/county_clerk_and_election_officer....
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 Sumner 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: Sumner County arrest records, Sumner County police reports and Sumner County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DUI limit in Kansas?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DUI case from Sumner County heard?
In the Sumner County District Court, brought by the County Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at co.sumner.ks.us.
Where is a person arrested for DUI in Sumner County held?
At the county jail, run by the Sumner 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 Sumner 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.