In CorrLinks, you are able to add money or we can say it recharge your account. Do you know how to do that? In the explanation below, it is presented the steps to recharge your CorrLinks account according to the ICS Corrections site.
The Steps to Recharge Your CorrLinks Account
According to the ICS Corrections site, here are the steps that you have to take if you want to recharge your CorrLinks account.
- The first step that you have to take is to click on Recharge My Account from the main menu.
- After clicking on the Recharge My Account, then you have to enter your billing address and then you have to choose the amount of money that you want to add to your account. On the screen, you will see that the fields that you have to enter are your first name, last name, address 1, City, Country, State, Zip Code, and the amount of money that you want to add. If you have entered your billing address and choose the amount of money, then click the Next button available there.
- In this step, the thing that you have to do is to enter your card information including credit card type, credit card number, expiration, and CVV2. And if you have entered it, click on the Add Funds button. For your information, the charge will appear as CorrLinks/ AdvTecGrp on your credit card.
- If recharging your account is successful, there will be a dialog confirmation which appears on the screen. The thing that you have to do here is to click on the “Return to the Main Page”.
It is important for you to note that the steps above are to recharge your account balance for sending messages to inmates and it means that it does not send money to inmates.
The Reason of Being Charged Sales Tax When You Recharge Your Account
You may find that you are charged sales tax when you recharge your account. Well, as explained on the CorrLinks site, per Iowa Rule, 701-18.20(1), there is a requirement where CorrLinks has to collect sales tax from Iowa customers.
The Reason of Seeing a $1.01 Charge on Your Credit Card Statement
Did you see a $1.01 charge on your credit card statement? If you see this kind of statement, according to the CorrLinks site, depending on your credit card provider, a temporary $1.01 authorization charge may be seen by you on your statement. On that site, it is also explained that this authorization is done by CorLinks’s credit processor where the aim is to validate the account and it will be automatically removed within 3 to 4 business days.
Well, that’s the information that I can provide for you about recharging your CorrLinks and you have to remember that recharging your CorrLinks account does not mean that you send money to an inmate, but it adds money to your account balance that can be used for sending messages to inmates. Besides, I also give some other information that you may need, namely the reason why you are charged sales tax when you recharge your account and the reason why you see a $1.01 charge on your credit card statement. Hopefully, this information can be useful for you and if you need more information about CorrLinks, you are able to access the CorrLinks site.
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