What Happens If You're Late to Your Video Visit at Licking County
Being late to a video visit at Licking County can mean losing most (or all) of your time. Here's how the grace period works and what "late" really means in practice.
At the Licking County Justice Center, both you and the inmate can be up to 25 minutes late before the visit is marked as missed. But that 25-minute window is just a cutoff. It doesn't add extra time to the end of your appointment.
Video visits are only 30 minutes long. That short time limit is what makes lateness so costly: your session still fits inside the original 30-minute slot, no matter when you join.
If you arrive late, the visit doesn't start fresh when you show up. Your available time is whatever remains from the original 30-minute slot. So if you arrive 25 minutes late (right at the grace-period limit), you'd have roughly 5 minutes left for the actual visit.
Note: Visits are 30 minutes total, and you can be up to 25 minutes late before the visit is marked missed. But even if you make the cutoff, you may only have a few minutes left once the timer catches up.
Using a kiosk? You can log in up to 10 minutes early. This won't start the visit ahead of schedule. It just gets you set up so you're not scrambling when the clock starts.
- ✓ Log in up to 10 minutes early so you are ready when the scheduled time hits.
- ✓ Stay nearby and pay attention after you log in, because early login does not start the visit timer.
- ✓ Treat the scheduled start as the start of your 30-minute limit, even if you were logged in and waiting.
- Anchor yourself to the scheduled time: The visit is capped at 30 minutes, so every minute after the scheduled start is time you will not get back.
- Use the 10-minute early login window (if you can): If you are close but running behind, logging into the kiosk up to 10 minutes early can help you be ready to connect on time. It will not start the visit early.
- Get there as soon as possible anyway: Late arrivals do not delay the start of the session. Your remaining time shrinks based on how late you are.
- Know the cutoff: You and the inmate can be up to 25 minutes late before the visit is marked as missed, but arriving near that limit can leave you with only a few minutes to talk.
Tip: Think of the 25-minute grace period as "how long they'll hold the appointment," not "extra time you can use." The visit is still only 30 minutes total, and every late minute cuts directly into your remaining time.
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