DATE:
March 3, 2026
02
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
SHERIFF - REQUEST FOR AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITIES OF SAN DIEGO AND CHULA VISTA FOR CALIFORNIA IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM SUPPORT (DISTRICTS: ALL)
Body
OVERVIEW
The California Identification System/Remote Access Network (Cal-ID/RAN) is a statewide system, maintained by the California Department of Justice, that provides local law enforcement agencies with direct access to local, state, and federal automated fingerprint, palm print, photo systems and databases. This statewide system allows for the rapid identification of persons booked into detention facilities and latent prints lifted from crime scenes.
The San Diego County Cal-ID/RAN Board serves as the regional policy and advisory board for the program. They make recommendations to employ staff that enhance local law enforcement agencies' ability to provide automated and fixed location fingerprint identification and to purchase equipment for crime laboratories across the region to support the identification of suspects. The San Diego County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff's Office) serves as region's Cal-ID/RAN administrator. The County of San Diego's (County) current agreements for Cal-ID support positions with the cities of San Diego and Chula Vista will expire on June 30, 2026. To ensure the continued success of the program, there is a need to continue to provide funding for staff at the San Diego and Chula Vista Police Departments.
Today's actions request the Board of Supervisors (Board) to authorize agreements between the Sheriff's Office with the cities of San Diego and Chula Vista to provide annual funding from the Sheriff Fingerprint ID Trust Fund to the two cities for Cal-ID support positions and equipment. This funding comes from the collection of a $2 fee for every vehicle registered in San Diego County by the Department of Motor Vehicles. The term of the agreements for positions is from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with an opt...
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