What to Bring (and What to Leave at Home) for Your First Visit to Collin County Detention Facility

Keep it simple for your first visit to Collin County Detention Facility: bring a valid photo ID to get your visitor's pass, leave personal items locked in your car or at home, and dress conservatively. Show up without proper ID, with prohibited items, or wearing something that breaks the dress code? You'll be turned away before you reach visitation.

You'll need valid photo identification to get a visitor's pass at Collin County Detention Facility. A current Driver's License or Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) ID works. No valid ID means no pass - double-check yours before you leave home.

Prohibited Items

• ✓ Purses
• ✓ Backpacks
• ✓ Cameras
• ✓ Cell phones
• ✓ Any other personal items (even if you think you’ll “just keep it with you”)

Collin County Detention Facility enforces a dress code at the door. Mini-skirts, sleeveless tops, and anything transparent or provocative won't get you in. Wearing shorts? They must be no shorter than 5 inches above the knee. Do a quick mirror check before you leave. If you're debating whether something is too short or too revealing, swap it out.

1. Arrive 20 minutes early - All visitors must arrive 20 minutes before their scheduled visitation time.
2. Don’t try to sign up too early - You won’t be authorized to sign up more than one hour before visitation.

Visits last 25 minutes, plus five minutes of walking time to the cluster. That goes fast. Arrive ready - ID in hand, no personal items, dressed within the rules - so you're not burning visit time on avoidable problems.

Even when you've done everything right, the Sheriff's Office can deny a visit if they believe it poses a safety or security concern. The most common avoidable reasons? Showing up in clothing that violates the dress code - mini-skirts, sleeveless tops, transparent or provocative outfits - or trying to bring personal items into visitation, like purses, backpacks, cameras, or cell phones.