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 on September 23, 2026.
Jackson County, Missouri, has about 727,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DWI arrest in Jackson County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Jackson 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: Jackson County public records, Jackson County arrest records, Jackson County warrants, Jackson County inmate search, Jackson County 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 Jackson County
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Raytown, Grandview and eight more cities make the DWI arrests in Jackson County.
The FBI's agency list also places two campus police departments and three other agencies in Jackson County (the arrest records guide names each one).
Together, the 14 agencies in Jackson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 19,456 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Jackson County does not break DWI out.
The Pleasant Hill Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Jackson County, so its arrests are not broken out for Jackson County here.
Booking After a DWI Arrest in Jackson County
A driver arrested for DWI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, held about 720 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at jacksoncountyso.com/inmate-search, phone 877-654-8463. The Jackson County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
A DWI charge from Jackson County is brought by the Prosecuting Attorney in the Jackson County Circuit Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at jacksongov.org, phone (816) 881-3555.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at 16thcircuit.org/court-records-resources.
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 Jackson County Circuit Court, kept by the Circuit Clerk.
- The driving record: from the Missouri Department of Revenue Driver License Bureau.
More on each: Jackson County arrest records, Jackson County police reports and Jackson County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DWI limit in Missouri?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DWI case from Jackson County heard?
In the Jackson County Circuit Court, brought by the Prosecuting Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at 16thcircuit.org/court-records-resources.
Where is a person arrested for DWI in Jackson County held?
At the county jail, run by the Jackson 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 Jackson 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.