San Marino Police Jail

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The San Marino Police Jail is located at 2200 Huntington Drive in San Marino, CA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the San Marino Police Department.

This page will tell you information about anything a person needs to know about the San Marino Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the San Marino Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you information and tips that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, just ask it, and please leave any tips or comments that would be beneficial to others is welcome.

San Marino Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The San Marino Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of people who are in jail, including custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to find the same information for anyone arrested and processed or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get their arrest information quicker if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

San Marino Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the San Marino Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

You will answer some questions, such as what is your full legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will get to use the phone so you can talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take from 30 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate has to figure out the bail amount. For minor charges, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a discharge date, you should expect to get released in the morning.

San Marino Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the San Marino Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will go in the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor has to provide proof of identification. Any visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at San Marino Police Jail change often, so it would be wise to call the official San Marino Police Jail at 626-300-0720 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the San Marino Police Jail you must first have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at San Marino Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the San Marino Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the San Marino 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 San Marino 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 San Marino 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants on the Los Angeles County jail website or call the court. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is a matter of public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that contains a docket and any documents filed in your court case. You can access the court records on their website, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail at the San Marino Police Jail are always changing, so be sure to double check the San Marino Police Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at San Marino 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 San Marino Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 626-300-0720 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 San Marino Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 San Marino 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 generally pricier than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone privileges might get reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: 626-300-0720

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make off of all 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 San Marino Police Jail. The prices 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 a lot of money on calling 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 cases like this, the jail 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 San Marino Police Jail, click the link below.

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