What to Wear When Visiting Someone at Kent County Jail: Visitor Dress Code Checklist
Dress code is one of the easiest ways to get your visit delayed or denied. Use the checklists below to make sure what you're wearing (and carrying) meets Kent County Jail's posted visitation-area rules.
Prohibited Items
- ✓ High-cut shorts
- ✓ Halter tops
- ✓ Low-cut dresses or blouses
- ✓ Tank tops
- ✓ Dresses with slits above the knee
Policy: Visitors are expected to follow the rules posted in the visitation area. If you do not comply, the jail says you may be removed immediately and/or lose visitation privileges.
Basic Appearance Behavior
- ✓ Wear a shirt at all times
- ✓ Wear shoes at all times
You're also required to stay seated for the entire visit. Plan on a sit-down visit from start to finish. If you need to adjust anything (moving a chair, stepping away briefly), ask staff first.
Warning: If you appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, you will not be allowed to visit.
Items Not Allowed
- ✓ Shirt on (required)
- ✓ Shoes on (required)
- ✓ Not wearing high-cut shorts
- ✓ Not wearing a halter top
- ✓ Not wearing a low-cut dress or blouse
- ✓ Not wearing a tank top
- ✓ Not wearing a dress with a slit above the knee
- ✓ No gum
- ✓ No food
- ✓ No drinks
- ✓ No matches
- ✓ No lighters
- ✓ No tobacco products
- ✓ No cell phones in the personal visitation area
- ✓ No cameras in the personal visitation area
- ✓ No recording devices in the personal visitation area
Staff enforce the posted visitor rules in the visitation area. Break them, and Kent County Jail says you could be removed from the facility immediately, lose visitation privileges, or both.
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