Grover Beach Police Jail

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The Grover Beach Police Jail is located at 711 Rockaway Avenue in Grover Beach, CA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Grover Beach Police Department.

This site tells you info about everything a person needs to know about the Grover Beach Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Grover Beach Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give info you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have questions, just ask them, and please leave any comments or feedback that would help others would be much appreciated.

Grover Beach Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Grover Beach Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of people who are in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find information for anyone processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to find their inmate information faster if you enter their name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Grover Beach Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Grover Beach Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First, you have to answer some questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone so you can talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process will take anywhere between 15 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the faster you can get out of jail. Also, it can depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the judge still needs to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and have a date of your release, expect to get discharged in the morning.

Grover Beach Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to give each visitor’s full name to the Grover Beach Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will go into the visitors log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor must provide identification. Any visitors showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so we suggest that you call the jail at 805-473-4511 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Grover Beach Police Jail you must first be on their approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Grover Beach Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not 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 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 Grover Beach Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Grover Beach 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 Grover Beach 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 Grover Beach 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry online or call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a case file containing a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in the case. You are able to access 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 someone’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to the San Luis Obispo County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates can change at any time, so we suggest that you check the Grover Beach Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Grover Beach 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 Grover Beach Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 805-473-4511 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 Grover Beach Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Grover Beach Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are much 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, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or totally denied.

The Grover Beach Police Jail phone number is: 805-473-4511

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts 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 profits these phone service providers make off of all 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 Grover Beach Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be 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 significantly on calling your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases 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 Grover Beach Police Jail, click the link below.

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