The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is offering free Child ID Kits at Sheriff’s Office stations throughout the county. If a child ever goes missing, having this information immediately available can help law enforcement begin an investigation as quickly as possible.

The kits provide parents and guardians with a simple way to record important identifying information about their child, including fingerprints, a current photograph, physical descriptors, emergency contacts and other key details.

The completed kit is kept by the parent or guardian at home and is not submitted to or stored by the Sheriff’s Office or in any government database.

The Child ID Kits are provided through a partnership between the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice, Major County Sheriffs of America, and National Sheriffs’ Association as part of a nationwide effort to equip families with an important child safety resource.

Parents are encouraged to complete the kit as soon as they receive it and update the information and photograph periodically as their child grows.

Free Child ID Kits are available while supplies last at the following Sheriff’s Office locations during normal business hours. There is no cost to receive a Child ID Kit, and no appointment is necessary.

• Sheriff’s Headquarters
, 4434 Calle Real, Santa Barbara.
• Goleta Marketplace Office, 
7040 Marketplace Drive, Goleta.
• Carpinteria Sheriff’s Station
, 5775 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria.
• Santa Ynez Valley Sheriff’s Station
, 1745 Mission Drive, Solvang.
• Lompoc Sheriff’s Station, 
3500 Harris Grade Road, Lompoc.
• Buellton Sheriff’s Station, 
140 W. Hwy. 246, Buellton.
• Santa Maria Sheriff’s Station, 
812 W. Foster Road, Santa Maria.
• New Cuyama Sheriff’s Station, 
70 Newsome St., New Cuyama.