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.
Shannon County, Missouri, has about 7,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DWI arrest in Shannon County starts two cases, a criminal case in the Shannon 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: Shannon County public records, Shannon County arrest records, Shannon County warrants, Shannon County inmate search, Shannon 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 Shannon County
The Shannon County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Winona, Birch Tree and Eminence make the DWI arrests in Shannon County.
The Summersville Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Shannon County, so its arrests are not broken out for Shannon County here.
Booking After a DWI Arrest in Shannon 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 Shannon County Sheriff's Office, held about 12 people on an average day in 2019 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a jail page SearchSystems verified at shannoncounty.gov/sheriff, phone (573) 226-3615. The Shannon 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 Shannon County Circuit Court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=1655.
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 Shannon County Circuit Court, kept by the Circuit Clerk.
- The driving record: from the Missouri Department of Revenue Driver License Bureau.
More on each: Shannon County arrest records, Shannon County police reports and Shannon County court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DWI limit in Missouri?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DWI case from Shannon County heard?
In the Shannon County Circuit Court, brought by the Prosecuting Attorney.
Where is a person arrested for DWI in Shannon County held?
At the county jail, run by the Shannon 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 Shannon 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.