Mailing Money Orders to Nueces County Jail: Common Mistakes That Will Get Your Payment Rejected

Nueces County Jail only accepts cashier's checks and money orders for inmate accounts (c64a108e1d3da1ea). Personal checks? They won't work - even if everything else is filled out perfectly (701b5fd2ac4b50ee). Not sure what you have? Double-check before mailing. Sending the wrong type of payment is one of the fastest ways to waste time.

The payee line needs to match the jail's exact format: make your cashier's check or money order payable to

Include the identifiers the jail requires so funds post to the correct account: the inmate's date of birth and their Nueces SID# (64b92be91fe0f98c). Don't use a State SID# - the jail specifically requires the Nueces SID# (not the State SID#). Using the wrong number is a common reason payments get returned.

Formatting Rules

• ✓ Fill out money orders/cashier’s checks in black or blue pen (e21f877e211b8a47)
• ✓ Don’t use silver, gold, metallics, glitters, or other colors of gel pens (e21f877e211b8a47)

Dropping off your payment at the wrong location will also get it rejected. Nueces County Jail does not accept money, checks, or money orders at the Jail Information Booth, the McKinzie Jail Annex, or during visitation hours (701b5fd2ac4b50ee). Hand it off at one of these spots anyway, and it'll likely be treated as misdirected and sent back to you (c64a108e1d3da1ea).

Printable Checklist

• ✓ Use only a cashier’s check or money order (no personal checks) (c64a108e1d3da1ea; 701b5fd2ac4b50ee)
• ✓ Make it payable to “Inmate Trust Fund,” C/O the inmate receiving the money (9ec70ffd83fee8e2)
• ✓ Include the inmate’s date of birth (64b92be91fe0f98c)
• ✓ Include the inmate’s Nueces SID# (not the State SID#) (64b92be91fe0f98c)
• ✓ Fill it out in black or blue pen only (no metallics/glitter/gel colors) (e21f877e211b8a47)
• ✓ Mail it to the jail’s special post office box reserved strictly for money orders and cashier’s checks (c64a108e1d3da1ea)

1. Prepare the payment - Use a cashier’s check or money order, fill it out in black/blue ink, and complete the payee line exactly as required.
2. Add the inmate identifiers - Include the inmate’s date of birth and the inmate’s Nueces SID# so it can be credited correctly.
3. Mail it to the dedicated PO box - Nueces County Jail uses a special post office box strictly for money orders and cashier’s checks (c64a108e1d3da1ea).
4. Keep proof and track your mail - Hold onto your receipt/stub so you can confirm what you sent and when.
5. Watch for a return if something is wrong - Misdirected or improperly filled out cashier’s checks and money orders are returned to the sender (c64a108e1d3da1ea).