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.
Monroe County, Missouri, has about 8,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DWI arrest in Monroe County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Monroe 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: Monroe County public records, Monroe County arrest records, Monroe County warrants, Monroe County inmate search, Monroe County criminal records, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
The DWI Law in Missouri
Drunk driving is charged as DWI in Missouri, at a blood alcohol level of 0.08 or more.
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 Monroe County
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Monroe City make the DWI arrests in Monroe County.
Together, the two agencies in Monroe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 43 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Monroe County does not break DWI out.
Booking After a DWI Arrest in Monroe 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 Monroe County Sheriff's Office, held about 13 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at monroecountysheriffsoffice.com/Jail_Information.html, phone 660-327-4060. The Monroe County inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
The Prosecuting Attorney files the charge, and the case is heard in the Monroe County Circuit Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at monroecountymo.gov/prosecutor, phone 877-433-3061.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=1582.
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 Monroe County Circuit Court, kept by the Circuit Clerk.
- The driving record: from the Missouri Department of Revenue Driver License Bureau.
More on each: Monroe County arrest records, Monroe County police reports and Monroe County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DWI limit in Missouri?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DWI case from Monroe County heard?
In the Monroe County Circuit Court, brought by the Prosecuting Attorney.
Where is a person arrested for DWI in Monroe County held?
At the county jail, run by the Monroe 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 Monroe 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.