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Before Your First Visit to San Carlos Unit (ASPC Perryville): Background Fee, Vendor Options, and How to Pay

First-time visitors have one extra step: paying the visitation background fee. At San Carlos Unit (ASPC Perryville), you can pay through any of the three approved vendors — either in person at a storefront or remotely by phone, mobile app, or online.

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Before Your First Visit to San Carlos Unit (ASPC Perryville): Background Fee, Vendor Options, and How to Pay

You're not locked into one company for the visitation background fee at San Carlos Unit (ASPC Perryville). Any of the three approved vendors will work, and each offers multiple payment channels: storefront, phone, mobile app, or internet. The main difference? Transaction fees. Pick the method that keeps your total cost lowest.

Before Your First Visit to San Carlos Unit (ASPC Perryville): Background Fee, Vendor Options, and How to Pay

Paying online for the $25 background fee? The vendors charge different fees. Keefe shows no fee for internet transactions. JPay charges $0.95 per $25, and GTL charges $1.00 per $25 - whether you go through CheckFreePay or Western Union.

Prefer paying in person? The fees shift. Keefe still shows no fee, and JPay stays at $0.95 per $25. GTL's storefront fees run higher: $2.50 per $25 through CheckFreePay, and $4.50 per $25 through Western Union.

Bottom line: Keefe lists no fee per $25 for both internet and storefront payments. JPay adds $0.95 per $25. GTL adds $1.00 per $25 online, or $2.50–$4.50 per $25 at storefronts (CheckFreePay vs. Western Union).

Want to minimize fees? Go with Keefe. They list no fee per $25 for internet payments, and the same applies at storefront locations.

Tip: Use the per-$25 fees to compare: JPay adds $0.95, GTL adds $1.00 online and $2.50–$4.50 at storefronts (depending on CheckFreePay or Western Union).

Practical Checklist

  • ✓ Choose a vendor: Keefe, JPay, or GTL (the approved options for visitation background fees).
  • ✓ Choose how you want to pay: internet, mobile app, phone, or storefront/walk-up.
  • ✓ Check the per-$25 transaction fee for your channel before you submit (Keefe is listed as no fee; JPay adds $0.95; GTL adds $1.00 online and $2.50–$4.50 at storefront locations).
  • ✓ Confirm the total you’ll be charged (background fee amount plus any vendor transaction fee) before you finalize the payment.

For current vendor info and rates, check the ADCRR visitation background-fees information page. It lists approved vendors and payment channels (storefront, phone, mobile app, and internet) so you can confirm your option is valid before paying.

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