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 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Hannibal, Missouri, in Marion County, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DWI arrest in Hannibal starts two cases, a criminal case in the Marion County Circuit Court and a license case before the Department of Revenue, 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: Hannibal public records, Marion County DWI, Hannibal arrest records, Hannibal warrants, Hannibal inmate search, Hannibal criminal records, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
The DWI Law in Missouri
In Missouri the offense is DWI, and the limit is 0.08.
Driving in Missouri is consent to a breath or blood test when an officer has cause to suspect DWI; the license case that follows a refusal or a failed test is run by the Department of Revenue, separately from the criminal case.
Who Makes DWI Arrests in Hannibal
The Marion County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Hannibal (filed by the FBI as Hannibal Police Department) make the DWI arrests in and around Hannibal.
Together, the two agencies in Marion County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 580 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Marion County does not break DWI out.
The Monroe City Police Department is listed by the FBI across three counties including Marion County, so its arrests are not broken out for Marion County here.
Booking After a DWI Arrest in Hannibal
A driver arrested for DWI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Marion County Sheriff's Office, held about 86 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at marioncounty-mo.gov/departments/sheriff, phone (573) 769-2077. The Hannibal inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DWI charge from Hannibal is brought by the Prosecuting Attorney in the Marion County Circuit Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at marioncounty-mo.gov, phone (573) 221-0146.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.mo.gov/cnet.
Statewide, Case.net is the Missouri courts' free statewide case search.
The License Case
A DWI arrest starts two cases: the criminal one above and an administrative one over the license, run by the Department of Revenue. The driving record, kept by the Missouri Department of Revenue Driver License Bureau, carries the result of both.
The Records a DWI Leaves
- The arrest report: from the agency that made the arrest, under the Missouri Sunshine Law.
- The court file: from the Marion County Circuit Court, kept by the Circuit Clerk.
- The driving record: from the Missouri Department of Revenue Driver License Bureau.
More on each: Hannibal arrest records and Hannibal court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DWI limit in Missouri?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DWI case from Hannibal heard?
In the Marion County Circuit Court, brought by the Prosecuting Attorney.
Where is a person arrested for DWI in Hannibal held?
At the county jail, run by the Marion County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after a DWI arrest in Missouri?
The Department of Revenue, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
Is this the official Hannibal website?
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