Pasquotank County Jail

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The Pasquotank County Jail is located at 200 East Colonial Avenue in Elizabeth City, NC and is a medium security county jail operated by the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Pasquotank County Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Pasquotank County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you advice and information that you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask them, and also any feedback or comments that might be beneficial to others will be much appreciated.

Pasquotank County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Pasquotank County Jail Inmate List has information about people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to get the same information about anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find the information quicker if you enter their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Pasquotank County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Pasquotank County Jail includes each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

You must answer a bunch of questions, such as your legal name, home address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

They will let you use the phone so you can contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged takes anywhere between 30 minutes to all day. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released depends on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate must determine the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the date of your release, you should plan to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Pasquotank County Jail Visitation

The inmate have to provide information about each visitor to the Pasquotank County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be put into a log of visitors for the inmate. Each and every visitor must provide proof of identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the official Pasquotank County Jail at (252) 338-2191 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Pasquotank County Jail you must first have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Pasquotank County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 Pasquotank County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Pasquotank County 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 Pasquotank County 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 Pasquotank County 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 believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants on the website or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Pasquotank County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access court records online, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are all connected and you can track criminal convictions from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for crimes, which include, drug offenses, 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 people in jail might change, so check the Pasquotank County Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Pasquotank County 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 Pasquotank County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (252) 338-2191 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 Pasquotank County Jail store. You can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to hygiene products including 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 Pasquotank County Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls might get reduced or totally denied.

The Pasquotank County Jail phone number is: (252) 338-2191

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Pasquotank County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. In some cases, 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 cases like this, the facility has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Pasquotank County Jail, click the link below.

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