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.
Neosho, Missouri, in Newton County, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DWI arrest in Neosho starts two cases, a criminal case in the Newton 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: Neosho public records, Newton County DWI, Neosho arrest records, Neosho warrants, Neosho criminal records, Neosho court 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 Neosho
The Newton County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Neosho (filed by the FBI as Neosho Police Department) make the DWI arrests in and around Neosho.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Newton County: Crowder College (campus police); the Neosho School District (other agency).
Together, the three agencies in Newton County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,043 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Newton County does not break DWI out.
The Joplin Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Newton County, so its arrests are not broken out for Newton County here.
Booking After a DWI Arrest in Neosho
A driver arrested for DWI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Newton County Sheriff's Office, held about 78 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count.
The Court Case
A DWI charge from Neosho is brought by the Prosecuting Attorney in the Newton County Circuit Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at newtoncountyprosecutorsoffice.com/about-us.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=1664.
Statewide, Case.net is the Missouri courts' free statewide case search.
The License Case
The court case is only half the record. The Department of Revenue runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and the Missouri Department of Revenue Driver License Bureau keeps the driving record the conviction goes on.
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 Newton County Circuit Court, kept by the Circuit Clerk.
- The driving record: from the Missouri Department of Revenue Driver License Bureau.
More on each: Neosho arrest records and Neosho court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DWI limit in Missouri?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DWI case from Neosho heard?
In the Newton County Circuit Court, brought by the Prosecuting Attorney.
Where is a person arrested for DWI in Neosho held?
At the county jail, run by the Newton 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 Neosho website?
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