What You Can’t Bring to Snohomish County Jail Visits — prohibited items and criminal penalties
Visiting someone at Snohomish County Jail goes smoothly when you travel light and follow the rules. Here's what you can't bring into the visiting or secure areas—and what happens if you try to sneak in contraband.
Leave most of your stuff at home or in the car. The jail doesn't allow purses, packages, or similar items in the visiting area or any secure area. Food and drinks? Also off-limits. Weapons - including guns and knives - are prohibited anywhere in the facility. Don't bring them at all.
- ✓ No purses, packages, or similar items in the visiting area or secure area
- ✓ No food or drink in the visiting area
- ✓ No weapons anywhere in the facility (including guns and knives)
How you show up matters too. If staff think you're under the influence of drugs or alcohol, you won't be allowed to visit.
- ✓ No pets are allowed inside the building
- ✓ Service animals specifically trained to aid a person with a disability are allowed
Bringing prohibited items isn't just a visitation problem - it can become a criminal case. Snohomish County Jail warns that anyone attempting to bring contraband into the jail will be arrested and prosecuted under RCW 9A.76 (Introducing Contraband I, II, and III).
Convictions under RCW 9A.76 carry serious consequences. According to the jail's visitation rules, penalties range from three months in jail up to twelve years in prison - depending on the severity and your criminal history.
Warning: Attempting to bring or introduce contraband into Snohomish County Jail can lead to arrest and prosecution under RCW 9A.76, with penalties that can range from 3 months to 12 years if convicted.
Realize you have something that isn't allowed - a purse, food, a drink, or anything that could be considered a weapon? Don't carry it further into the secure areas. Head back and leave it behind before you check in. Brought a pet? They can't come inside the building, unless it's a service animal trained to assist a person with a disability. And if you're worried you might appear impaired, postpone the visit. Staff will turn you away if they believe you're under the influence.
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