Basic Release/ Bail Bonds Information
"I've never done this before..."
We understand that having a friend
or a family member in jail can be a trying experience which
requires your time, money and patience. The Booking Clerk's
primary duty is to assist with posting bail, release forms and to
provide information on how to have someone released from jail.
Release methods include (1) posting the full amount of the bond
by use of a VISA/MASTERCARD, cash,
Money Order, Cashiers or Traveler's Check; (2) an Attorney's
Affidavit; (3) Surety Bonds; (4) Pre-Trial Release.
The Booking Clerk is unable
to suggest an Attorney or Surety Bondsman for you to use.
If you need to contact Pre-Trial Release you may call their main
office at (918) 596-5795 or the jail office at 596-4950.
All prisoners are released from the
David L Moss Correction facility located at 300 North Denver.
Credit Card
machines are now available for use by Municipal prisoners to help:
1) pay certain fines in full directly from the Jail for early
release; 2) post Bonds for early release.
Booking
"Why is
he/she in jail?"
There are three (3) basic reasons
anyone is held in jail on City charges: (1) for
bail on a pending Court appearance; (2) payment of
a fine after a court appearance; and (3) for days
in jail after a court appearance and jail
sentence has been imposed.
Payment of fines may be made 24
hours a day to the City Court Clerk or may be served out at the
rate of $25 per day regular time, or $50 per day for Trustee
status.
IMPORTANT--If you are in jail solely because
you failed to pay a ticket that has a dollar amount on it, you can
pay this kind of ticket directly from the jail and be released with
your case closed! All you have to do is sign a plea waiver form and
pay the fine in full (plus penalties).
"Why
does it take so long?"
The Police Officer completes a
minimum of three (3) reports before they can deliver any person to
jail. Other possible factors include the distance traveled
and how busy the booking facility may be at the present time.
Also, the booking procedure must be completed before our clerk can
receive the information on what the charge is and what is required
to obtain a release.
Most people are released within four
hours of posting bond, however, release may take up to eight hours
or more after the release form is received by the Tulsa County
Sheriff's Office.
Jail Information
"When
may I see him/her?"
Prisoners have the right to receive
visitors during normal visitation hours from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and
1 p.m. to 4 p.m, visitation for male prisoners is Saturday only;
visitation for female prisoners is Sunday only. Visitor's must also
be listed on the inmates' visitor's card and have been in custody
at least 48 hours in order to receive visitors. For security
reasons and because of our location outside of the holding areas,
we can not give or take messages for persons in
jail. Visitors may be searched when entering secured areas.
To mail
a letter to someone in jail:
(Name of person in Jail)
David L Moss Correctional Facility
300 N Denver
Tulsa, OK 74103
Medical
To meet any immediate health care
needs, a brief medical evaluation is done by a nurse assigned to
the Jail and a Doctor makes daily visits to the Jail.
