Before Your First Visit to MCF Faribault: Application Checklist, ID Rules, Minors, and Common Denial Reasons
Your first visit to MCF Faribault starts with getting approved as a visitor. Follow this checklist to avoid common delays and denials.
Wait until your visitor application is approved before trying to visit. MCF Faribault sends approval notices by email to the address on your application - double-check that it's typed correctly and that you can access it. Expect the process to take time. Applications can take several weeks to review, so submit everything correctly the first time and be patient.
Required ID
- ✓ Upload a scanned copy of one accepted ID type with your visitor application.
- ✓ If you’re using a driver’s license, make sure it’s current - an expired or canceled driver’s license does not qualify for visiting purposes.
- ✓ Enter your address exactly as it appears on your ID. If the address on your application doesn’t match the address shown on your ID, the application will be denied.
Bringing a child? Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, or authorized escort.
Birth certificates for minors must be submitted with the visiting application - a copy of each child's state or county birth certificate is required. Staff won't accept them at the door on visiting day.
Common denial reason: no-contact order. An active order prohibiting contact between you and the incarcerated person means automatic denial.
Common denial reason: co-defendant or accomplice status. If you're a co-defendant or accomplice in an active case involving the incarcerated person, your application will be denied.
Common denial reason: pending criminal cases. Any open or pending criminal case on your record results in denial.
Common denial reason: recent probation. If you've been on probation for less than one year, or had any probation violations in the past year, your application will be denied.
If Denied Delayed
- ✓ Watch the email address you used on your application - approval or denial is sent there.
- ✓ Give it time: applications can take several weeks to process.
- ✓ While you wait, re-check what you submitted so you’re ready if you need to resubmit - especially that you uploaded a scanned copy of one accepted ID type.
- Read the denial notice carefully - the decision is sent to the email address you provided, and the reason matters for what you can do next.
- Check for legal barriers first - if there’s an active no-contact order, or if you’re a co-defendant/accomplice in an active case, that can trigger a denial.
- Look at your current case and supervision status - pending/open criminal cases and certain probation situations (less than one year on probation and/or violations within the last year) are also denial reasons.
- Fix preventable ID/address issues before reapplying - make sure you uploaded a scanned ID and that the address on your application matches the address shown on your ID, since a mismatch can cause a denial.
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