| Q: How can I visit someone at the Correctional Facility?
Applications for visitation are available in the lobby of the main jail. An application is also available on-line and may be downloaded and returned via US mail. Please allow 2 to 7 business days for a response, depending upon method of delivery.
Click here to download a visitation form for the Correctional Facility in PDF format. You must have the most recent version of Acrobat Reader to view this form. If you do not have Reader, click here to download the latest version.
CHANGE IN CORRECTIONS VISITATION PROCEDURE AS OF FEBRUARY 1, 2008
Beginning February 1st, 2008, inmate visitation will be moving to a new location offsite from our Corrections Facility, and will be conducted over an audio/visual link. The new location is in the Food Lion Plaza on US-1 South, which is 3 doors north of the Food Lion Grocery Store. For the near term, visitation hours and days will remain exactly as they have been. (Annex visitation is NOT effected.)
The Sheriff’s Office will afford you the opportunity to FAX in your visitation form, provided:
• You include a contact phone number.
• The FAXED form is completed in full and is legible.
The processing time for visitation forms is seven days. We will also allow children age 6 and above the privilege of visitation provided:
• There are no restrictions such as a court order that would prohibit such contact.
• Children must be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian.
• Children must be closely supervised at all times and not left alone to ensure an atmosphere of quietness is maintained.
Also, since the lobby of our jail is under construction, the Video Visitation Center will be accepting all inmate canteen money (MONEY ORDERS ONLY). Annex visitation is not changing at this time.
ST. JOHNS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
VIDEO VISITATION CENTER
2463 US-1 SOUTH
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL 32086
(FOOD LION PLAZA)
PHONE: (904) 794-1293*
FAX: (904) 794-1160*
*Please note that these numbers will not be in service until the Video Visitation Center is fully operational.
Should you have any questions, please call (904) 824-8304, extension 6813.
Visitors must be appropriately dressed. Shoes, shirts and appropriate underclothing must be worn. Visitors wearing suggestive clothing, transparent fabric, short-shorts or mini-skirts will not be permitted to visit. Proper behavior of all visitors is required.
Each inmate is limited to 2 visits per week for a 1 hour period each and is only allowed 2 visitors per visit, be they 2 adults, or 1 adult and 1 minor child between the age of 12 and 18. A birth certificate or court documentation showing appointment of legal guardianship and proof of age must be presented for a minor at time of visitation. No one under 12 YOA will be admitted. Minors must be supervised at all times by the parent or legal guardian.
Should you be unable to keep your appointment for visitation, you must call to cancel your appointment at least 24 hours in advance. Anyone not canceling a visit without proper notice will be considered a NO SHOW and may be subject to loss of visitation privileges.
Q: When are visits allowed at the Correctional Facility?
In order to visit an inmate, a Visitation form must be completed prior to the intended visit. A schedule of dates and times of visitation is attached to the form.
Each inmate is limited to 2 visits per week for a 1 hour period each and is only allowed 2 visitors per visit, be they 2 adults, or 1 adult and 1 minor child between the age of 12 and 18. A birth certificate or court documentation showing appointment of legal guardianship and proof of age must be presented for a minor at time of visitation. No one under 12 YOA will be admitted. Minors must be supervised at all times by the parent or legal guardian.
Should you be unable to keep your appointment for visitation, you must call to cancel your appointment at least 24 hours in advance. Anyone not canceling a visit without proper notice will be considered a NO SHOW and may be subject to loss of visitation privileges.
Q: How do I visit someone at the Community Work Release Center?
The Community Work Release Center (The Annex) is a facility separate from the main Correctional Facility. The rules and times for visitation are different, as is the application itself. An application for visitation may be picked up either at the Main Detention Unit or the Work Release Center. An application may also be downloaded and returned via US mail. Please allow extra time for processing applications returned via mail.
Click here to download a visitation form for the Community Release Center in PDF format. You must have the most recent version of Acrobat Reader to view this form. If you do not have Reader, click here to download the latest version.
Q: What is bail or bond?
A person who has been arrested and charged with committing a crime may be required to post bail (a bond) before being released from jail. A bond is an insurance policy to guarantee that an arrestee will appear in court for trial. Should that person fail to appear for a court date, the bond money is forfeited.
A bond may be posted in cash or cashiers check, either by the arrestee or by someone on their behalf. Before you post a bond, make sure the person you want to bond out is in jail. Call the Saint Johns County Sheriffs Office (904) 824-8304. Most crimes, but not all crimes, are bondable offenses. The exception would be serious crimes, which are not bondable. The bond amount is either set by a judge or it is determined from an established schedule. Q: How do I bail or bond someone out of jail?
There are 2 ways to post a bond:
Cash bond: The total amount of the bond, in cash or cashiers check, is placed with St. Johns County to guarantee the arrestee will appear in court for their hearing. Should the arrestee fail to appear, the money will be forfeited. Should a not guilty verdict be rendered or the case be dismissed, or at the conclusion of trial proceedings, bond money will be refunded. If a judge so orders, any court costs or court fines will be taken out of the posted bond. Once the case is disposed of, the remaining funds will be refunded. Refunds for cash bonds will be done at the Clerk of Courts Office in the Court House.
Cash and cashiers check are the only accepted methods of payment for bond. Cashiers checks MUST be made out to: Clerk of the Court, St. Johns County, FOR LOCAL CHARGES. Should the bond be for another agency, IE, Putnam County, the cashiers check should be made out to the court of that agency.
Surety bond: A bonding company posts a bond that guarantees an arrestee will appear at the next court date. Neither St. Johns County nor the Sheriffs Office participates in the contract between an arrestee and the bonding company. The bonding company charges a fee for each bond posted. Consult the Yellow Pages for listings of bonding companies. Back to top |