Attorney Visitation Hours
Monday – Friday
08:00 AM – 05:00 PM EST
CLOSED ON HOLIDAYS AND WEEKENDS
Legal visits may be conducted as follows:
Legal video visitation may be conducted remotely or on site at the visitation
trailer. Inmates have access to a private sound booth reserved for inmate use
during the legal video visitation. To schedule a legal video visit, please contact
Smart Communications at
www.smartinmate.com
or by phone at 727-349-1561.
Face to face visits will be conducted in the booking interview rooms. Visits must
be scheduled no less than two (2) hours in advance of the visitation. Notification
must sent by fax at 352-544-2349 or by email to bookingstaff@hernandosheriff.org.
Upon arrival, all attorneys must properly identify themselves by presenting a
valid government issued photo ID indicating their date of their birth along with
their Florida Bar Card. Acceptable forms of identification include: A valid
driver's license, state identification or governmental agency issued photo
identification.
PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION
For an attorney to have privileged communications with inmates they must apply as
a user on www.smartinmate.com. The attorney will need to select “ATTORNEY” as the relationship and will be
redirected to a new screen with instructions for uploading documents prior to
submitting the application. If an attorney is already registered as a public
user, they will need to set up a separate account to connect as a privileged user.
Once the attorney is approved, they will be able to have privileged communication
for that inmate. The attorney will have to do the same process for each inmate
they want to connect with. Below are the instructions an attorney will see when
they select “ATTORNEY”:
• You must be pre-approved for privileged communications with inmates. You will
need two documents, one document or photo of your identification and one photo of
your BAR Card.
• A valid State Identification card, Drivers license card, U.S. Military
Identification card, valid passport/visa, or Alien Registration card can be used.
• You can take a photo of your ID and BAR card right from your PC (provided it has
a camera) or upload a copy in a pdf or jpg file format.
• These images will be added to your online account and will be submitted to the
correctional facility for approval by the county. You will be notified via email
when your request has been approved.
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