Chocowinity Police Jail

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The Chocowinity Police Jail is located at 3359 United States Highway 17 South in Chocowinity, NC and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Chocowinity Police Department.

This guide tells you information about anything you might need to know about the Chocowinity Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Beaufort County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and advice that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask them, and any comments or tips that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Chocowinity Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Chocowinity Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of people currently in custody, which includes status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find info about anyone who has been arrested or released in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You can get their inmate information fast if you enter the arrestee’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

Chocowinity Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Chocowinity Police Jail includes the following steps:

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

First, you have to answer some questions, such as your legal name, home address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will get to use the telephone to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process may take from 30 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, you should expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Chocowinity Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide each visitor’s name to the Chocowinity Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a Visiting log as an authorized visitor. All visitors has to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Chocowinity Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so you should call the official Chocowinity Police Jail at 252-946-2882 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Chocowinity Police Jail you have to be 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 at Chocowinity Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Chocowinity Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Chocowinity 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 Chocowinity 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 Chocowinity 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 check arrest warrants on the Beaufort County court website or call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person 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 name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Beaufort County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal history. These databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Chocowinity Police Jail inmates change frequently, so visit the Chocowinity Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Chocowinity 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 Chocowinity Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 252-946-2882 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 Chocowinity Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products such as 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 Chocowinity Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are generally more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about 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 a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the jail rules, phone calls could be reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: 252-946-2882

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of all inmate phone calls 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 Chocowinity Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out 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 significantly 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 in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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