Operation Safe Child

The NYSSA SAFE CHILD Card program is a free public service administered by the New York State Sheriffs’ Association, Inc. Using equipment that contains the latest digital fingerprinting technology and high-resolution photography capabilities, 58 County Sheriffs and other law enforcement agencies are able to produce a SAFE  CHILD Card for parents or guardians.

The card contains a child’s name, biographical information (including date of birth, gender, height, weight, hair color, eye color, and other identifying data), and a fingerprint image of both index fingers. The card can be made in less than two minutes and can be easily carried in a wallet or purse.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM?

The goal of this program is to provide parents and children with important child safety information and to capture the fingerprints, basic biographical information, and photographs of children – information critical to expediting the return of a missing child.

In addition to being able to quickly provide important details to law enforcement agencies investigating a child’s disappearance, the NYSSA SAFE CHILD Card will serve as an important tool when used in conjunction with the NYS AMBER Alert and Missing Child Alert programs. The card will allow essential missing child information to be disseminated, statewide if necessary; within minutes and dramatically increase the possibility of bringing a missing child home.

HOW DO I SIGN UP?

Operation Safe Child Form(PDF, 149KB)

Deputy Rachel Diehl
Phone: 585-345-3000 ext. 3236
Email : rachel.diehl@co.genesee.ny.us