Arroyo Grande Police Jail

---

The Arroyo Grande Police Jail is located at 200 North Halcyon Road in Arroyo Grande, CA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Arroyo Grande Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about everything one might want to know about the Arroyo Grande Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

Top 10 Searches for Arroyo Grande Police Jail

1. Arroyo Grande Police Jail Information
2. Arroyo Grande Police Jail Inmate Search
3. San Luis Obispo County Inmate Search in Arroyo Grande, CA
4. What Are the Visitation Rules for Arroyo Grande Police Jail
5. What Are the Visitation Hours for Arroyo Grande Police Jail
6. How To Save Money on Inmate Calls at Arroyo Grande Police Jail
7. Arroyo Grande Police Jail Care Packages
8. What is Inmate Commissary?
9. How to Send Money to an Inmate at Arroyo Grande Police Jail
10. How to Search San Luis Obispo County Arrest Records

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it, and any feedback or comments that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Arroyo Grande Police Jail Inmate Search

---

Who’s In Jail

The Arroyo Grande Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. You can also get info about anyone who has been arrested or released within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Arroyo Grande Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Arroyo Grande Police Jail includes the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you have to answer a number of questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you use the phone to get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process can take between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you can get released from jail. It also might depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge still needs to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a date of your release, expect to get released that morning.

Arroyo Grande Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Arroyo Grande Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be entered into the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Each visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Anyone showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so we suggest that you call the jail at 805-473-5120 before you go.

---

Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Arroyo Grande Police Jail you must first have your name on this person’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Arroyo Grande Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone 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 normally 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Arroyo Grande Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Arroyo Grande 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.

---

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Arroyo Grande 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 Arroyo Grande 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can check court records online or you can call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the San Luis Obispo County jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access the court records via the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal background. These online databases are connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, 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 intensive search.

A criminal history search you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to people in jail are always changing, so be sure to check the Arroyo Grande Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Arroyo Grande 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 Arroyo Grande Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 805-473-5120 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 Arroyo Grande Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

All phone calls from the Arroyo Grande Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are typically more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone may be limited or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 805-473-5120

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make from all phone calls that inmates make 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 Arroyo Grande Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different 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 figuring out how to decrease 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

Return To Main Menu

3351