Tega Cay Police Jail

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The Tega Cay Police Jail is located at 7705 Tega Cay Drive in Tega Cay, SC and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Tega Cay Police Department.

This site will tell you info about anything you might want to know about the Tega Cay Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find York County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information and advice that you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have questions, just ask it, and please leave any comments or feedback that would help others will be much appreciated.

Tega Cay Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Tega Cay Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find information on anybody arrested and booked or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find their inmate information fast if you enter your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Tega Cay Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Tega Cay Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

First you will answer a number of questions, such as what is your legal name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to use the phone in order to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. The discharge process may take anywhere from 10 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will be released. Also, it can depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if a judge needs to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and have a release date, you should expect to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Tega Cay Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s name to the Tega Cay Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be put into the log as an Authorized visit. Each visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

The Tega Cay Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so make sure that you call the official Tega Cay Police Jail at 803-548-0340 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Tega Cay Police Jail you have to be on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Tega Cay Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 is related to the inmate, they will have to be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor 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 Tega Cay Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Tega Cay 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 Tega Cay 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 Tega Cay 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 find out by checking the court records on the website or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the York County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file containing a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access your court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of a person’s criminal past. These state databases are all connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. Go to the York County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Tega Cay Police Jail inmates are always changing, so it would be best to review the Tega Cay Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Tega Cay 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 Tega Cay Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 803-548-0340 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 Tega Cay Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These items 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Tega Cay Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are a lot more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the jail rules, phone calls could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Tega Cay Police Jail phone number is: 803-548-0340

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits from all of the inmate phone calls are shared 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 Tega Cay Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things will determine the cost of an inmate phone call: 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 learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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