Costa Mesa Police Jail

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The Costa Mesa Police Jail is located at 99 Fair Drive in Costa Mesa, CA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Costa Mesa Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything one might want to know about the Costa Mesa Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Costa Mesa Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and any tips or comments that could help other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Costa Mesa Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Costa Mesa Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to find info for anyone processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to get their arrest information fast if you have the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Costa Mesa Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Costa Mesa Police Jail includes the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer some basic questions, such as your full legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere between 10 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. It also depends on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if a judge has to figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, plan to be released that morning.

Costa Mesa Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to give each visitor’s name to the Costa Mesa Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will go in a log of visitors for the inmate. Each and every visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures change often, so it would be wise to call the official Costa Mesa Police Jail at 714-754-5255 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Costa Mesa Police Jail you must be on this person’s visitation list.

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Costa Mesa Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not related to the inmate, this visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Costa Mesa Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Costa Mesa Police Jail is always searched and inspected for contraband that might threaten the security, safety or well-being of the facility, its staff, and inmates. Inmates can only receive metered, unstamped, plain white postcards no larger than 4″ x 6″ as mail. The writing on the postcard has to be in pencil or blue or black ink. If it has a stamp on it, it will get returned. If you write in green ink, then it will get returned. If you send any other kind of mail will be returned to the sender. If there is no return address on it, then the unauthorized mail will be stored in the inmate’s locker until the inmate gets release.

Do not include any of these things in the mail that you send to an inmate: any kind of threat to jail order, any description of the manufacture of weapons, bombs, incendiary devices, or tools for escape; do not encourage or advocate any kind of violence, hate speech, or racial or ethnic supremacy. Inmates are not allowed to write to other inmates.

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Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Costa Mesa Police Jail. This includes sending money for to spend in the commissary, sending regular mail or photos, sending money for phone calls, and even postcards.

This page covers everthing you need to know about the Costa Mesa Police Jail to help you follow these procedures and guidelines. If you have questions, or there is something that you were looking for, but did not find, please contact us using the contact link in the site menu.

Public Records

Warrant Inquiry

If you think you might have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the court records on the website or you can call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Orange County jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file that contains a docket and any filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access court records on the website, or at the Orange County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These state databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates at the Costa Mesa Police Jail is likely to change, so be sure to visit the Costa Mesa Police Jail website when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Costa Mesa Police Jail

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

Guidelines For Sending Money To An Inmate

Before you send any money you should find out what online money transfer companies the jail your inmate is incarcerated in uses. The exact method that the Costa Mesa Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 714-754-5255 to get the current payment method.

You may be required to be on the inmate’s visitation list in order to send them money, and be aware that they may have a limit on how much you deposit at one time, like $200-300 at a time, or a limit on how much money may be in the inmate’s account at one time.

Some of the money transfer firms being used by various facilities include JPay, MoneyGram, AccessCorrections, OffenderConnect, Touchpayonline, JailATM, WU, smartdeposit, and tigercommissary.

If an inmate has fines or are required to pay restitution then they will be subject to garnishment of their commissary/trust account. If the inmate has a garnishment, then money to pay them will be taken from the inmate’s bank account. In some cases it may be a percentage or the entire amount of the obligation, but the actual percentage depends on the circumstances. We recommend that inmates talk to the counselor at their facility and try to find out. You can also try to make an arrangement so that only a percentage of your commissary funds are taken, instead of all your funds take at one time.

Commissary

The commissary is the Costa Mesa Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products like soap, shampoo, and disposable razors for shaving. The commissary also sells other things like books and magazines, televisions and radios, playing cards, headphones, MP3 players, and electronic tablets. They also sell everything need to write home to family, friends, and loved ones: paper, envelopes, and stamps. If an inmate is indigent and cannot afford paper and stamps, the jail will provide these things to an inmate who has not had any money in their commissary account for at least 30 days.

Phone Calls & Phone Usage Policy

The only phone calls that Costa Mesa Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are typically more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or totally denied.

The Costa Mesa Police Jail phone number is: 714-754-5255

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make off of all inmate phone calls are split with the facility, so there is no incentive for the jail or the counselors at the facility to show inmates or their family how to save money on inmate phone calls at the Costa Mesa Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three things will determine how much an inmate phone call will cost: Where you are located; Where your inmate is located, What type of phone number you have.

For example, if your inmate is in federal prison, if you get a new local number then this will decrease your inmate’s phone call rate from $.21 per minute to only $.06 per minute.

For state prisons and local jails finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Costa Mesa Police Jail, click the link below.

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