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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026.
Gentry County, Missouri, has about 6,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DWI arrest in Gentry County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Gentry 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: Gentry County public records, Gentry County arrest records, Gentry County warrants, Gentry County criminal records, Gentry County 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 Gentry County
The Gentry County Sheriff's Office makes the DWI arrests in Gentry County.
The Gentry County Sheriff's Office reported 19 arrests to the FBI for 2025, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Gentry County does not break DWI out.
Booking After a DWI Arrest in Gentry County
A driver arrested for DWI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest.
The Court Case
The Prosecuting Attorney files the charge, and the case is heard in the Gentry County Circuit Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at ott.law.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at gentrycounty.net/index.php/courts-judicial.
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 Gentry County Circuit Court, kept by the Circuit Clerk.
- The driving record: from the Missouri Department of Revenue Driver License Bureau.
More on each: Gentry County arrest records, Gentry County police reports and Gentry County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DWI limit in Missouri?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DWI case from Gentry County heard?
In the Gentry County Circuit Court, brought by the Prosecuting Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at gentrycounty.net/index.php/courts-judicial.
Where is a person arrested for DWI in Gentry County held?
At the county jail, run by the Gentry 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 Gentry 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.